The International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting (ICCR) welcomes Professor James Kench as the new ICCR President.

Professor Kench has been actively involved in the ICCR for many years and has played an important role serving as a member of the Board for 4 years and a member of the Dataset Steering Committee for 8 years. Prof Kench has contributed to structured reporting initiatives since 2008 in various roles including as lead author for the Australian national pathology guidelines on prostate cancer, Chair of the Australian National Structured Pathology Reporting Project (2014-2018), and as a member of the Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group (ANZUP) Scientific Advisory Committee, the Australian Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Registry Steering Committee and its Hepatobiliary Subcommittee, and the NSW Cancer Council Prostate and Colorectal Cancer Expert Advisory Panels.

Prof Kench’s experience and expertise will be invaluable as he commences his new position as the ICCR President. The ICCR is grateful for Prof Kench’s ongoing support and contributions to the future and success of the ICCR.