World Cancer day
World Cancer Day is an international day marked on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.
World Cancer Day was founded by the Union for International Cancer Control to support the goals of the World Cancer Declaration, written in 2008.
The Day aims to save millions of preventable deaths each year through education, raising awareness and by pressing governments and individuals across the world to take action against the deadly disease.
Union for International Cancer Control, which organizes World Cancer Day, is launching a new 3-year campaign with the theme: “I Am and I Will.”
‘The campaign is an empowering call-to-action urging for personal commitment and represents the power of individual action taken now to impact the future.
Over 9.6 million People die each year from cancer which is more than HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined.
On the occasion of the observance of World Cancer Day today, Punjab government is to initiate door to door screening programme from today.
Special Screening and Awareness Camps would be organized in which general Public will be screened for common Cancers
In Telangana, the ''sixth Yashoda Cancer Awareness 5K Run -2019" was held at Saroornagar stadium, In Hyderabad .
It was aimed to spread awareness and Fight Cancer.'
More than 7000 people across from all walks of life participated in the walk and made it a grand success.
Tobacco is one of the biggest causes of cancer accounting for more than 10 per cent of the 13.5 lakh Indians who die every year due to tobacco-related illnesses.
In Mumbai, marathon aiming at bringing awareness on 'World Cancer Day' with over 3500 participants taking part was organized.
World Cancer Day is an international day marked on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.
World Cancer Day was founded by the Union for International Cancer Control to support the goals of the World Cancer Declaration, written in 2008.
The Day aims to save millions of preventable deaths each year through education, raising awareness and by pressing governments and individuals across the world to take action against the deadly disease.
Union for International Cancer Control, which organizes World Cancer Day, is launching a new 3-year campaign with the theme: “I Am and I Will.”
‘The campaign is an empowering call-to-action urging for personal commitment and represents the power of individual action taken now to impact the future.
Over 9.6 million People die each year from cancer which is more than HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined.
On the occasion of the observance of World Cancer Day today, Punjab government is to initiate door to door screening programme from today.
Special Screening and Awareness Camps would be organized in which general Public will be screened for common Cancers
In Telangana, the ''sixth Yashoda Cancer Awareness 5K Run -2019" was held at Saroornagar stadium, In Hyderabad .
It was aimed to spread awareness and Fight Cancer.'
More than 7000 people across from all walks of life participated in the walk and made it a grand success.
Tobacco is one of the biggest causes of cancer accounting for more than 10 per cent of the 13.5 lakh Indians who die every year due to tobacco-related illnesses.
In Mumbai, marathon aiming at bringing awareness on 'World Cancer Day' with over 3500 participants taking part was organized.
