▁life ▁and ▁death : ▁emp ower ing ▁patients ▁and ▁care ▁g ivers ▁R ais ing ▁funds ▁and ▁attract ing ▁resources ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁con gress ▁will ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁Mus cat , ▁O man ▁from ▁ 1 9 – 2 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Organ izations ▁U IC C ▁brings ▁together ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁organis ations , ▁including ▁volunt ary ▁cancer ▁le agues ▁and ▁soci eties , ▁research ▁and ▁treatment ▁cent res , ▁public ▁health ▁authorities , ▁patient ▁support ▁networks , ▁advoc acy ▁groups , ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁countries , ▁minist ries ▁of ▁health . ▁U IC C ▁has ▁consult ative ▁status ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁( UN ) ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁Social ▁Council . ▁It ▁works ▁closely ▁with ▁the ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization , ▁the ▁International ▁Agency ▁for ▁Research ▁on ▁Can cer , ▁and ▁the ▁Program me ▁of ▁Action ▁for ▁Can cer ▁Ther apy ▁( PA CT ) ▁initi ated ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁At omic ▁Energy ▁Agency . ▁ ▁Can cer ▁networks , ▁partners hips , ▁coal itions , ▁and ▁al li ances ▁may ▁join ▁U IC C ▁in ▁the ▁category ▁of ▁common ▁interest ▁groups , ▁offering ▁cancer ▁control ▁profession als , ▁volunte ers ▁and ▁advoc ates ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁v ibr ant ▁international ▁community ▁– ▁accessing ▁and ▁sharing ▁information , ▁discuss ing ▁and ▁deb ating ▁key ▁cancer ▁control ▁issues ▁with ▁their ▁pe ers , ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁shared ▁activities , ▁and ▁helping ▁shape ▁U IC C ' s ▁strateg ic ▁directions