International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research
The International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research (INCTR) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization founded in 1998 by the UICC and the Institut Pasteur in Brussels to address a relatively neglected area in global health - cancer. INCTR’s mission can be summarized as reducing mortality and morbidity from cancer in developing countries through a coordinated program entailing education, training, and the conduct of long term collaborative projects related to early detection, diagnosis, treatment and palliative care - in short, capacity building for cancer control. The NCI assists the INCTR to achieve its goals by providing financial, technical and intellectual support. The INCTR, located at the Institut Pasteur in Brussels, has established linkages to a large number of countries around the world. It currently has branches in the USA, France, Brazil, Egypt and Nepal and offices in the UK, Cameroon, Tanzania and India.
Objectives
- To build capacity for cancer treatment and research in countries with limited resources through long term collaborative projects coupled to training and educational programs.
- To promote international collaboration directed towards cancer control between technologically advanced countries and countries with limited resources. This will be accomplished through the development of networks and partnerships with corporate, professional, academic, governmental and non-governmental organizations which will bring their special expertise to bear upon all aspects of cancer research and cancer control.
- To take advantage of unique opportunities for cancer research in developing countries.
More information is available at
http://www.inctr.org.
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