The International Cancer Conference is a biennial event hosted by Trinity College Dublin to bring together national and international clinical and scientific leaders from the cancer field. The theme of this conference is “Harnessing Fundamental, Translational and Clinical Research for the Benefit of Cancer Patients”. Sessions include cancer screening and prevention, molecular and precision oncology, cancer immunology and living with and beyond cancer. The Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute is Ireland’s first OECI (Organisation of European Cancer Institutes)-accredited cancer centre. As part of the conference an international leader in cancer research who is selected through a separate nominating process gives the Burkitt Lecture and is awarded with a Burkitt Medal. See www.cancerconference.ie for full programme.