Unicancer is the only French hospital federation 100% dedicated to the fight against cancer. Through its health cooperation group, Unicancer is also the only national hospital network exclusively specialised in oncology. It brings together 18 French Comprehensive Cancer Centres and an affiliated member, all offering a public service and playing a major role in healthcare and research in France.

Our unique model of comprehensive and coordinated care ensures a high quality and accessible healthcare pathway to more than 600,000 patients each year. In 2019, Unicancer and the Centres signed a Charter of commitments towards patients which guides our action on a daily basis.

Our centres operate on a fully public basis and play a major role in cancer care and research. Exclusively dedicated to the fight against cancer, all the centres in the Unicancer network have a triple vocation: patient care, research and higher education. Non-profit and private, since their creation (order of 1st October 1945) they participate in the hospital public service, through which they permanently strive to increase the standard of care and accessibility to care. To this effect, they are funded by the health insurance fund according to the T2A method(3) and are controlled by the French Ministry of Health according to the same terms and conditions as public hospitals.

In May 2021, the network welcomed a new member, l’Institut du Cancer Avignon-Provence (ICAP) as an affiliated member. It joined the GCS(4) after several years working together with the Unicancer network, as part of the 2020-2024 strategic plan of the new Unicancer governance.

Team Members:
Aude SIRVEN
Romain Mignerat
David Aubry
Patrick Le Disez