The International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) (French: Société internationale d'oncologie pédiatrique) is a medical association for pediatric oncologists that is dedicated to increasing knowledge about childhood cancer.
It provides broad coverage of basic and clinical research advances in the management of children with cancer.
[7] This Task Force consists of an active group of SIOP leaders, who represent the different regions where the society has members and are committed to promoting SIOP's mission that "no child should die of cancer".
Their work is directly aligned with the United Nations Millennium Development Goal "to reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate.
"[8] Previous and current advocacy activities of SIOP include, but are not limited to; SIOP congresses are high-level meeting involving many disciplines and topics related to pediatric, adolescent and young adult oncology.