Cancer Related Organizations

A list of professional organizations directly involved with the advancement of our understanding of cancer biology. Some provide guidance to medical professionals and set standards for diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Many of these organizations are also involved in advocating for policies that provide the best care for cancer patients.

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
American Brain Tumour Association
American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
American College of Radiology (ACR)
American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Nurses Association (ANA)
American Cancer Society
American Head and Neck Society
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
American Thoracic Society
Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation
Asociacion Espanola Contra el Cancer
Association for International Cancer Research
Association for Molecular Pathology
Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR)
Association of Community Cancer Centers
Australian Cancer Society
Barncancerföreningarnas Riksförbund - Children Cancer Foundation of Sweden.
Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide
Brain Tumor Foundation of Canada
Brain Tumor Society
British Association for Cancer Research
British National Lymphoma Investigation
Caitlin Raymond International Registry
Canadian Breast Cancer Research Initiative - recherche sur le cancer du sein
Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) / National Cancer Institute of Canada
Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB)
Cancer BACUP
Cancer Research Foundation of America
Cancer Research Institute
Cancer Research UK
Cancer Society of Finland
Cancer Society of New Zealand
CancerHelp UK
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Canada
Children's Brain Tumor Foundation
Children's Oncology Group Soft Tissue Sarcoma Committee (COG STS)
Coalition of National Cancer Cooperative Groups
Cure for Lymphoma Foundation
Danish Cancer Society - Kræftens Bekæmpelses
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)
European Association for Cancer Research
European Association for Cancer Research
European Association for NeuroOncology
European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT)
European Intergroup Ewing's Sarcoma Study
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer
European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
European Society for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology (ESTRO)
Federation Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre le Cancer (FNCLCC)
Federation of European Cancer Societies
Food and Drug Administration
Foundation for the Children's Oncology Group (formerly the National Childhood Cancer Foundation)
German Cancer Research Centre
German Childhood Cancer Registry
Gesellschaft fur Padiatrische Onkologie und Hamatologie (GPOH)
Health Canada - Cancer Bureau
Hellenic Cancer Society
Histiocyte Society
Icelandic Cancer Society
Instituto Nacional de Cancer
Intercultural Cancer Council
International Agency for Research on Cancer
International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry / ABMTR
International Cancer Alliance for Research and Education (ICARE)
International Myeloma Foundation
Irish Cancer Society
Israel Cancer Association
Italian Association for Medical Oncology
Italian Institute of Cancer Research
Josep Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation
Lega Italiana per la Lotta contro Tumori - Italian League for the Fight Against Cancer
Leukaemia Research Fund
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Lymphoma Research Foundation Canada / Fondation Canadienne sur le Lymphome
Lymphoma Research Foundation of America
Medical Research Council
Musculoskeletal Tumor Society
National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO)
National Brain Tumor Foundation
National Brain Tumor Radiosurgery Association
National Cancer Center
National Cancer Control Initiative
National Cancer Institute
National Cancer Institute of Canada - Clinical Trials Group
National Cancer Research Institute
National Children's Leukemia Foundation
National Comprehensive Cancer Center Network
National Foundation for Cancer Research
National Kidney Cancer Association
National Marrow Donor Program
National Neurofibromatosis Foundation
National Organization for Rare Disorders
National Translational Cancer Research Network
National Wilms' Tumor Study Group
Nederlandse Kankerbstrijdng - Dutch Cancer Society
Netherlands Cancer Institute / Antoni van Leeuwenhoek hospital
Neuroblastoma Society
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
North Central Cancer Treatment Group
Norwegian Cancer Society - Den Norske Kreftforening
OncoLink
Oncology Nursing Society
Organization of European Cancer Institutes
Pediatric Oncology Group
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Radiological Society of North America
Sociedade Brasileira de Cancerologia - Cancer Society of Brazil
Society of Gynecologic Oncologists
Society of Surgical Oncology
South African Multiple Myeloma Foundation
Southwest Oncology Group
Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer (SPOHNC)
Sustaining Oncology Studies
Swedish Cancer Society
Swiss Cancer League
Swiss Institute for Cancer Research
TeleScan
Union Internationale Contre le Cancer - International Union Against Cancer
United Kingdom Children's Cancer Study Group
World Health Organisation(WHO)