17 May 2021

China joins the International Agency for Research on Cancer

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is pleased to welcome China as a new Participating State. IARC now has a total of 27 Participating States.

This new membership will further strengthen collaboration in key cancer research areas and allow China to join a network of leading countries shaping global research priorities in cancer control and cancer prevention.

Read IARC Press Release 297

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Published in section: IARC News

Publication date: 17 May, 2021, 15:04

Direct link: https://www.iarc.who.int/news-events/china-joins-the-international-agency-for-research-on-cancer/

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