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Prevention
Cancer prevention, risk reduction, health promotion, vaccination, lifestyle interventions, environmental and occupational risk factors, and community-based prevention initiatives.
05 — Call for Abstracts
Call for Abstracts
Share your work with the cancer-control community at NCCM 2026. All selected abstracts are featured in a Scopus-indexed international journal.
All selected abstracts presented at the congress will be featured in a Scopus Indexed International Journal.
Submit your abstract →Submission deadlines
11:59 PM MYTCall for abstracts open
15 June 2026
Call for abstracts closes
31 July 2026
Abstract withdrawal closes
10 August 2026
Submission themes
FIVE TRACKS02
Screening & Diagnosis
Cancer screening, early detection, diagnostic pathways and tools, referral systems, barriers to timely diagnosis, and strategies to improve screening uptake.
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Treatment
Clinical management, surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, multidisciplinary care, treatment access and outcomes, and innovations in care delivery.
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Survivorship
Life after diagnosis and treatment, rehabilitation, psychosocial support, quality of life, return to work, long-term follow-up, palliative and supportive care, and caregiver support.
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Public Health, Policy & Advocacy
Cancer control policies, health systems, health equity, financing, access to care, community engagement, patient advocacy, implementation research, and population-level cancer control.
Before you submit
Information to take note
- ✓To submit an abstract, you are required to create an account on the NCCM 2026 abstract submission portal.
- ✓The submitting author is not required to be the first author of the abstract. However, they will be required to identify the first author where necessary in the submission portal.
- ✓Upon successful submission, a unique number will be assigned to each abstract.
- !Please ensure the contents of the abstract(s) are checked prior to submission. No modifications or resubmissions are allowed once the first submission is accepted. Abstracts are published exactly as submitted — no proofreading is performed by the organisers.
- ✓Author(s) are required to download and complete a Disclosure Form. It is the submitting author's responsibility to compile and upload the completed form(s) for all co-authors via the portal.
Eligibility
Abstract eligibility
As you prepare your submission, please take note of the following:
- ✓All submissions must be made in English. Cancer-related abstract(s) across prevention, screening, treatment, survivorship and policy will be considered for acceptance by the NCCM 2026 Scientific Committee. High-impact case studies and reports will also be considered.
- !Abstracts funded in whole or in part by, or co-authored with individuals or groups linked to, the tobacco or vaping industry will not be accepted.
- ✓Abstract(s) should include scientific data, clinical observation(s) or scientific questions relevant to cancer care. Abstracts in the areas of social sciences, advocacy or policy, health promotion or successful programme implementation are not bound to the structure of scientific abstracts and will be accepted on the merit of their novelty and innovation.
- !Submission of multiple abstracts on a single study may result in the rejection of one or more abstracts.
The first author is responsible for conveying this information to all involved parties.
Accountability
First author responsibilities
- ✓Agree and give consent to the Confidentiality Policy on behalf of all parties involved with the content of the abstract(s) and data presented.
- ✓Accept responsibility for communicating this policy and relevant information to all involved parties, and act as the contact person for all correspondence about the abstract(s).
- ✓Verify that proper informed consent is obtained from the appropriate ethics committee or review board for any clinical research reported in the abstract(s).
- ✓Agree that all involved parties are aware of the contents of the abstract(s) and related data.
- ✓Agree to hand over the copyright of the abstract to the NCCM 2026 Scientific Committee on behalf of all involved parties.
- ✓Agree that if more than one abstract is submitted, the same contact information will be used.
- ✓Designate the corresponding author within the abstract submission portal where the review committee may need to make contact.
Requirements
Submission requirements
Abstract body
The abstract should include the background, aims, methods, results and conclusions of the research. Each abstract is limited to a maximum of 300 words (approximately 1,500 characters). Illustrations, tables and figures are not permitted. You may list up to 20 authors, and the total number of accepted abstracts is limited to 150.
Portal account
To submit, log in to the NCCM 2026 abstract submission portal. The submission may be made by any of the co-authors and not necessarily the first author; the submitting author is required to identify the first author where necessary.
Upon submission, the first author is considered to have accepted all NCCM 2026 policies and will be held responsible for any violation of these policies.
Review
Selection process & presentation
- ✓All submitted abstracts will be screened and reviewed by the NCCM 2026 Scientific Committee on a rolling basis before approval for presentation and publication in a Scopus Indexed International Journal.
- ✓The first author will receive a letter of acceptance via email regarding the committee's decision. It is the first author's responsibility to notify all involved parties of this decision.
- ✓Upon acceptance, the first author must complete conference registration and pay the applicable registration fee to confirm their presentation slot.
- ✓Selected abstracts will be presented as oral or poster presentations; the format and presentation details will be confirmed in the acceptance email.
Recognition
Merit Awards
- ✓Merit Awards are conferred on the highest-scoring accepted abstract presentations.
- ✓Recipients are screened and selected by the NCCM 2026 Scientific Committee, whose decision is final.
- ✓Award recipients are announced on the final day of the congress.
- ✓Recipients are honoured with a trophy plaque, a Certificate of Merit and waived conference registration fees.
- !Applicants must be the first author on the abstract submission.
Policies
Abstract policies
The first author agrees to the policies below before submitting an abstract on behalf of all involved parties, and is responsible for informing all parties and adhering to them.
Prior Presentation / Publication Policy
The contents and conclusions of the abstract cannot be published or presented at any scientific, medical or educational gathering before NCCM 2026, nor published (in whole or in part) before the abstract is made publicly available through the Scopus Indexed International Journal. As novelty is considered during selection, authors are encouraged to include updated data. Once formally submitted, an abstract cannot be amended, revised or resubmitted.
Confidentiality Policy
Once submitted, the abstract and relevant data are confidential. Authors are responsible for not publishing or distributing the content prior to presentation and the proceeding publication. The confidentiality policy is no longer in effect once the NCCM 2026 proceedings are published. The Scientific Committee reserves the right to reject abstracts determined to be unsuitable or non-compliant with these guidelines.
Conflict of Interest Policy
The first author is responsible for ensuring there are no undisclosed conflicts of interest among involved parties before submitting an abstract, and must obtain disclosure information from all co-authors using the Disclosure Form. All co-authors must meet the definition of authorship as stated by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
Generative Artificial Intelligence Policy
ImportantThe NCCM 2026 Scientific Committee firmly states that the use of generative AI technologies (such as ChatGPT) in the production of abstract(s) is not permitted. AI-generated submissions will be rejected.
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Everything you need
Ready to present at NCCM 2026?
Create an account and submit before 31 July 2026.