The 2025 World Cancer Congress

About the World Cancer Congress, Summit & Exhibition 2025

Uniting Global Expertise • Empowering Regional Action • Celebrating 25 Years of Impact

🗓️ Event Dates: 03 – 06 November 2025
📍 Venue: Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC), Muscat, Oman

🌍 Overview:

The World Cancer Congress, Summit & Exhibition 2025 is a global gathering organized by the Oman Cancer Association (OCA) to mark its 25th anniversary. This four-day milestone event will convene leaders from across the cancer care ecosystem, healthcare professionals, researchers, advocates, policymakers, NGOs, and industry innovators to shape the future of cancer control.

This is more than a scientific conference. It’s a movement to accelerate progress, bridge global innovation with regional needs, and create lasting change through policy, partnerships, and people-centered care.

🧭 Our Vision for the Event

To be a catalyst for regional and global cancer control strategies that are inclusive, equitable, and sustainable. The event is designed to:

• Foster international collaboration across clinical, policy, and community sectors.
• Advance research and innovation in cancer prevention, diagnostics, treatment, and survivorship.
• Promote global leadership in public health and policy, supporting the Muscat Declaration.
• Empower communities and patients through inclusive dialogue and engagement.
• Celebrate 25 years of OCA’s impact on cancer care and education.

Key Themes:

• Cancer biology, prevention, and early detection
• Treatment innovations (Immunotherapy, AI, targeted therapies)
• Cancer care pathways for Breast, GI, GU, Head & Neck, and Pediatric cancers
• Nursing in oncology, psychosocial care, survivorship
• Radiology, surgery, molecular tumor boards, and emerging techniques

Special Tracks:

• Breast Cancer Summit: Advances in treatment, surgery, reconstruction, and molecular tumor boards
• GI & GU Oncology: From HIPEC to prostate cancer innovations and real-world evidence
• Women’s Cancers: Ovarian, cervical, and endometrial cancer insights
• Pediatric & Hematologic Oncology: CAR-T cell therapy, acute leukemia, survivorship
• Artificial Intelligence in Oncology: AI for screening, clinical decisions, and wearable tech
• Nursing Leadership & Practice: Global perspectives, pain management, self-care, and emergency response
• Palliative Care: Models of care, family support, end-of-life services

🧠 Workshops:

• Breaking Bad News
• Advances in Breast Cancer
• Telephone Triage in Oncology

🎯 Who it’s for: Oncologists, surgeons, radiologists, nurses, researchers, allied health professionals, and medical and paramedical students.

🌍 2. Global Summit 

This high-level gathering focuses on shaping cancer control frameworks across the MENA region. Anchored in the Muscat Declaration, it will bring together:

• Ministers of Health and government officials
• WHO and UN health agencies
• Health economists and system planners
• Policy advocates and NGO leaders

🗂 Key Topics:

• Prevention & Risk Reduction.
• Early Detection & Screening Programs.
• Strengthening Healthcare System & Workforce Capacity.
• Policy & Governance For Sustainable Impact. 

🎯 Who it’s for: Policy makers, health ministries, public sector leaders, global health partners

🏢 3. Multi-Sectoral Exhibition

An interactive business and innovation hub showcasing cancer-related solutions across diagnostics, pharma, equipment, IT, and patient care.

Categories Represented: 

• Imaging & Radiology
• Laboratory & Pathology
• Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
• Digital Health & AI
• Rehabilitation & Survivorship Tools
• Cancer Support Services
• CSR Initiatives and Educational Institutions

📌 Feature: Interactive floor plan with exhibitor profiles

🎯 Who it’s for: Hospital administrators, buyers, private sector innovators, and investors 

🤝 4. NGO & Civil Society Forum 

A dedicated stream to recognize and amplify the role of NGOs, community health workers, and advocacy groups in cancer control.

Core Themes: 

• Public-private partnerships (PPPs)
• Public awareness & education campaigns
• Fundraising and social media advocacy
• Cancer prevention through preventive planning
• Survivorship, mental health, and quality of life

🎯 Who it’s for: Nonprofits, advocacy organizations, educators, CSR teams, and grassroots leaders

🚶‍♀️ 5. OCA Walkathon & Community Day

A beloved annual tradition of the Oman Cancer Association, the Walkathon honors patients and survivors, raises awareness, and invites the general public to engage with the cause.

Activities:

• Symbolic awareness walk
• Patient and survivor stories
• Family-friendly booths and wellness activities
• Mobile screening units
• Youth engagement initiatives

🎯 Who it’s for: General public, schools, families, survivors, corporate teams