# Samoa Cancer Society

Source: https://onco.cc/institutions/samoa-cancer-society/  
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## TL;DR

A Samoan charity that promotes early detection of cancer, gives counselling and information at its National Cancer Resource Centre, and helps people reach palliative care.

## Summary

UICC's member page (an Associate Member) says the Samoa Cancer Society's mission is to promote early detection and treatment of cancer and to give people with long-term or terminal cancer access to palliative care. Its National Cancer Resource Centre on Moto'otua Street, Apia, offers counselling and rehabilitation activities, a library for health practitioners, village visits to raise awareness of symptoms, and promotion of screening. OnCo could not reach its site. The coordinates are an approximate Apia city point.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-11
- Also known as: Samoa Cancer Society Incorporated
- City: Apia, WS
- Type: consortium

## Sources

- UICC member page: Samoa Cancer Society Inc.: https://www.uicc.org/membership/samoa-cancer-society-inc

## Connected records

- institutions: [Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital](https://onco.cc/institutions/tupua-tamasese-meaole-hospital/)

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