Cancer is an uncontrolled growth and spread of detrimental cells. It can affect almost any part of the body. The growth often invades surrounding tissue and can metastasize to distant sites.
Many cancers can be prevented by avoiding exposure to common risk factors, such as consumption of tobacco through smoking. In addition, a significant proportion of cancers are curable by surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy, especially if they are detected early.
World Cancer Day, organised by the Union for International Cancer Control, is an opportunity to highlight the wide range of actions needed to effectively prevent, treat and control the many forms of cancer. Observed each year on the 4th February, this day is publicly known as the World Cancer Day, when organisations and individuals around the world unite to raise awareness about cancer and work to make it as a global health priority. The day was first organised by the International Union against Cancer in 2005.
Cancer is a leading cause of death around the world, according to the WHO, which estimated that 84 million people were at the risk of dying due to cancer between 2005 and 2015 without intervention. Low-income and medium-income countries are harder hit by cancer than the high-resource countries. It is essential to address the world’s growing cancer burden and to work on effective control measures.
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t is part of the World Cancer Campaign, which responds to the Charter of Paris adopted at the World Summit against Cancer for the New Millennium on February 4, 2000. It called for a strong alliance between researchers, health-care professionals, patients, governments, industry partners and the media to fight against cancer.
This year, and through 2018, the theme of World Cancer Day is “We can. I can.” This theme is selected in order to explore how everyone can, together and individually, do their part to reduce the global burden of cancer. The campaign outlines actions that communities and individuals can take to save lives by achieving greater equity in cancer care and making fighting cancer a priority at the highest political levels.
The World Assembly of Youth (WAY), call for regional, national and international action across multiple areas to reduce cancer risks in populations, and to strengthen health care delivery systems for people with cancer. They deem the World Cancer Day is a chance to reflect on what individuals can do to make a difference in the fight against cancer and to take action to reduce the global burden of cancer. Though progress in medical improvements is prominent, we believe healthy lifestyle will be the golden key to free society, young people inclusive, from the invasion of cancers. Thus, they urge youth to start caring about their health by reflecting it in their lifestyle as to prevent is always better than to cure.
Be Healthy, Live Free from Cancer!
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– Working & Studying – The Changing Trends of a young workforce – 23rd February, 2016
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