Changsha – November 10, 2026 -- The 2026 Chinese Congress on Holistic Integrative Oncology (CCHIO) will run from November 12 to 15 in Changsha, Hunan Province, with more than 100 international sessions on cancer prevention, treatment and rehabilitation.
Four organizations back the congress under a collaboration-focused theme
The China Anti-Cancer Association (CACA) hosts the event. The International Association for Holistic Integrative Medicine (IAHIM), the World Association for Integrative Oncology (WAIO) and the Hunan Anti-Cancer Association co-host it. Hunan Cancer Hospital is the organizer.
The theme is "Cancer Control, Winning in Integration." The program centers on collaboration between traditional Chinese and Western medicine, interdisciplinary integration, and care across the full cancer continuum.
Program spans prevention through rehabilitation and links research to industry
The agenda covers prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. It aims to tie basic research, clinical practice and health education more closely to the translation of research into industry applications. Thematic forums will present diagnostic and therapeutic technologies, including approaches developed in China.
Organizers will stress the complementary integration of evidence-based medicine, precision medicine and holistic integrative medicine.
Chinese Academy of Engineering member Daiming Fan presides over the congress
Professor Daiming Fan, a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, serves as Congress President. Professor Hua Xiang is Executive President. Discussion topics include early diagnosis and screening, individualized treatment, rehabilitation management and research collaboration. The stated goal is to move scientific discoveries from the laboratory into clinical practice.