2–6 November 2026 | Online
London Global Cancer Week brings together healthcare professionals, researchers, policymakers, international organisations and patient advocates to address key challenges in global cancer control.
During this year’s event, Childhood Cancer International (CCI) will contribute to four sessions exploring childhood cancer diagnosis, equitable access to treatment, family-centred care and survivorship. CCI’s participation highlights the importance of ensuring that the experiences and perspectives of children, families and people with lived experience inform global cancer policy and practice.
3 November | The Dorcas Cancer Foundation
The Family Voice in Patient Navigation: Building Cancer Care Around Children and Families
14:00–16:00 GMT | Online
As part of the session Beyond Diagnosis: Patient Navigation and the Future of Cancer Care in Africa, CCI Board of Trustees President Alejandra Méndez will contribute a global family and advocacy perspective on patient navigation.
The discussion will explore how cancer care can better respond to the lived experiences and needs of children, adolescents and their families, and how parent organisations and civil society can help strengthen equitable, family-centred care.
4 November | IPA and SIOP
The Missing Children: Why Half the World's Childhood Cancers Are Never Diagnosed
11:30–13:00 GMT | Online
Organised by the International Paediatric Association (IPA) and the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), this global webinar will examine the childhood cancer diagnosis gap, including structural barriers and delays in access to diagnosis, particularly in resource-constrained settings.
Bindu Nair, CCI Board Member and founder and managing trustee of AROH in India, will contribute to the panel alongside representatives from international organisations and the wider childhood cancer community. The discussion will focus on the challenges behind missed and delayed diagnoses and opportunities to improve early identification.
4 November | St. Jude and IAEA
The Power of Partnership: Rays of Hope for Childhood Cancer
13:00–14:00 GMT | Virtual panel
This session will examine how partnerships can improve equitable access to paediatric radiotherapy.
CCI Board of Trustees President Alejandra Méndez will bring the perspectives of children, families and survivors to a discussion involving technical, clinical and policy stakeholders. Her contribution will highlight why access involves more than the availability of equipment and specialist expertise: children and families must also be able to reach treatment, navigate the care pathway and complete the treatment they need.
CCI’s perspective emphasises the role of family support, patient navigation and community organisations in identifying barriers and making cancer services more accessible.
5 November | Joint SIOP–CCI session
Beyond the Cure in Childhood Cancer: Survivorship, Care Transition, and Quality of Life
13:00–14:30 GMT | Online webinar
Co-hosted by SIOP and CCI, this session will explore childhood cancer survivorship, with a focus on long-term follow-up, the transition from paediatric to adult care, and quality of life across the lifespan.
The programme will bring together clinical expertise and lived experience to examine global survivorship trends, inequalities in access to follow-up care, and approaches to improving long-term outcomes.
CCI Board of Trustees President Alejandra Méndez and SIOP President Rob Pieters will chair the session and deliver opening and closing remarks. The keynote will feature Professor Leontien Kremer and Kate Johnson, CCI Board Member and parent advocate. Patrick Yip, survivor and lead of CCI’s Survivorship Network (SurNet), will join the panel alongside experts from SIOP, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the World Health Organization.
The discussion will consider how health systems can better support survivors throughout their lives and how the experiences of survivors and families can inform the development of more responsive, equitable survivorship care.
Bringing lived experience into global cancer discussions
Across these four engagements, CCI will bring the perspectives of children, families, parents and survivors into international conversations about childhood cancer. From diagnosis and treatment access to patient navigation and lifelong care, meaningful progress depends on listening to those directly affected and ensuring their experiences help shape the decisions that influence care.
Join the discussions: Explore the London Global Cancer Week programme and register for the relevant online sessions through the official LGCW website.
