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Institut National du Cancer

The Institut national du cancer (INCa) is the French government's scientific and public health agency in charge of coordinating the fight against cancer. Created by the French Public Health Act of August 9, 2004, it is jointly supervised by the Ministry of Solidarity and Health and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation.

Ligue contre le cancer

Founded in 1918, the Ligue contre le cancer is a non-profit organization under the French law of 1901. It relies on the generosity of the public and the commitment of its volunteers and employees, trained by an accredited training school to meet the needs of people affected by cancer.

Antoine Lacassagne Center

The Antoine Lacassagne Center is also one of only two centers in the country equipped with a cyclotron for treating eye cancers using proton therapy, with one the world best cyclotron facilities.

Curie Institute

The Curie Institute is the only facility in France that treats patients with retinoblastoma, a rare retinal cancer affecting children. Alongside the Antoine Lacassagne Center, it is also one of only two centers in the country equipped with a cyclotron for treating eye cancers using proton therapy.

ANPACO

The Association Nationale des Patients Atteints de Cancers de l'Œil (ANPACO) is an association under the French law of 1901, created in 2017 and recognized as being of general interest in 2018. To date, it is the only association for patients suffering from eye cancer, and more specifically uveal melanoma.

Corasso

Corasso is a young non-profit organization recognized as being of public interest. Its mission is to support and inform individuals affected by head and neck cancer, including rare cancers in these areas.

The Mind’s Eye by Oliver Sacks, published by Seuil: A British neurologist and writer who spent most of his career in New York (he was a Professor of Neurology at the New York University School of Medicine), Oliver Sacks recounts in this autobiographical work how an ocular melanoma diagnosed in 2005 led to the loss of vision in his right eye. This deeply personal book is dedicated to the subject of vision and its severe impairments. Oliver Sacks passed away 10 years later from liver metastases. Read more on The New York Times.