International Cervical Cancer organisations
Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation
The Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation (ACCF) is dedicated to eliminating cervical cancer in Australia and in developing countries. It aims to do this by enabling public awareness programs, screening and related women's health clinics and by providing cervical cancer vaccine to women who do not have access to it.
www.accf.org.au
Österreichische Initiative gegen Gebärmutterhalskrebs
Österreichische Initiative gegen Gebärmutterhalskrebs was founded in 2007 by Austrian actress Katharina Stemberger in cooperation with eXakt PR - Andrea Hasner and Carina Kink. Its missions are to improve Austrian women' s level of knowledge about cervical cancer and cancer prevention, to point out that secondary prevention (cervical cancer) and primary prevention (HPV vaccination) have to be combined.
www.gebaermutterhalskrebs.at
European Cervical Cancer Association (ECCA)
ECCA is a European network of organisations and individuals dedicated to raising awareness about cervical cancer and the importance of organised prevention programmes.
www.ecca.info/en
European Research Organisation on Genital Infection and Neoplasia (EUROGIN)
EUROGIN aims to promote and develop, at a European level, research, training, screening, prevention and information concerning genital infections, pre-cancers and cancers in women. Developed as a result of a common European resolution, EUROGIN brings together representatives of all the specialist areas concerned and its main activities include scientific exchanges, provision of information and commissioning of medical practice surveys.
www.eurogin.com
HPV Gard
National association for cervical cancer prevention HPVGard has been established in October 2006. The main goal of the Association is to encourage the cervical cancer prophylaxis among young women. The Association’s activities are mainly focused on the healthy population – the vast majority that is not affected by the disease. The main objective is to raise public awareness on HPV issues, cervical cancer and methods disease prevention.
www.hpvgard.org
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
The NCI conducts and fosters cancer research; reviewing and approving grant-in-aid applications to support promising research projects on the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer; collecting, analyses, and disseminates the results of cancer research conducted in the United States and in other countries; and provides training and instruction in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
www.cancer.gov
Tamika & Friends
Tamika & Friends, Inc. is a national non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about cervical cancer and its link to HPV. Founded in 2005 by cervical cancer survivor and advocate Tamika Felder, their network of survivors and their friends spread the essential message that through education, prevention and treatment, cervical cancer can be entirely eliminated.
www.tamikaandfriends.org
Women Against Cervical Cancer Foundation (WACC)
WACC is an international initiative created by medical experts that aims to improve awareness of HPV and cervical diseases and to make cervical cancer prevention a top priority on women’s, health professionals and policy-makers agendas. WACC hosts a network of international organisations (WACC Network) and organizes a variety of educational projects, including information-sharing conferences, an online library and an E-bookshop.
www.wacc-network.org
Last updated: 18/06/2010
