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World Cancer Day

Bankers Guru
World Cancer Day
Dear Candidates,

4th February: World Cancer Day


What is World Cancer Day?

A truly global event taking place every year on 4 February, World Cancer Day unites the world’s population in the fight against cancer.

It aims to save millions of preventable deaths each year by raising awareness and education about the disease, pressing governments and individuals across the world to take action.

The history of World Cancer Day dates back to 1933 when Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) first observed the significance of this day at Geneva, Switzerland. It was an initiative of UICC to unite the entire world in order to reduce the global cancer burden, to promote greater equity, and to integrate cancer control into the world health and development agenda. World Cancer Day is celebrated annually on 4th of February all over the globe and aims to save millions of preventable deaths each year by raising awareness and educating about cancer, and pressing governments and individuals across the world to take action against the disease. In 2014 it has been focused on Target 5 of the World Cancer Declaration: Reduce stigma and dispel myths about cancer, under the tagline “Debunk the myths”.  According to UICC its importance lies in preventing the inevitable global cancer epidemic by raising awareness against the deadly disease.

Currently, 7.6 million people die from cancer worldwide every year, out of which, 4 million people die prematurely (aged 30 to 69 years). Therefore the need of the hour is to raise awareness about the disease and to develop practical strategies to address cancer. By the year 2025, premature cancer deaths are projected to increase to 6 million per year. The estimate of 1.5 million lives which are at threat due to cancer could be saved per year if strategies are adapted to achieve the World Health Organization’s (WHO) ‘25 by 25’ target to reduce premature deaths due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by 25% by 2025.
World Cancer Day

Why World Cancer Day is important

Currently, 8.2 million people die from cancer worldwide every year, out of which, 4 million people die prematurely (aged 30 to 69 years)

World Cancer Day is the ideal opportunity to spread the word and raise the profile of cancer in people’s minds and in the world’s media.

Cancer Control in India

World Cancer Day is an important date where organizations and individuals are encouraged to project the day for a concerted ‘advocacy push’, calling on governments to live up to the new and ambitious commitments in the emerging NCD framework, and ensure that cancer interventions, prevention, early detection, treatment and palliation, are adequately addressed in the global health platform. There is now a need for a worldwide commitment which would aid advancements in policy and encourage implementation of comprehensive National Cancer Control Plans.

India is one of the few developing countries that have a National Cancer Control Program organized by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Its primary objectives include prevention of tobacco related cancers and other prevalent forms like cancer of uterine cervix, mouth and breast as well as extension and strengthening of therapeutic services including pain relief on a national scale through regional cancer centers and medical colleges (including dental colleges). The current program envisages- Recognition of new Regional Cancer Centers (RCCs); Strengthening of existing RCCs; Development of oncology wings in medical colleges; District Cancer Control Program; Decentralized NGO Scheme which together would aid the concerted network of cancer control.

Cancer Research in India

Cancer control program is perfectly complemented with current trends in cancer research in India which aims to unravel the diverse molecular and biological changes underlying cancer development and progression. The   research on cancer is more oriented towards understanding the tumour micro environment, mechanisms that restrain tumorigenesis and translating novel findings towards cancer diagnosis, prognosis and therapies.  The new era science is more concerned with personalized treatment strategies with targeted agents that are directed specifically to the molecular abnormalities that are driving specific tumours.

World Cancer Day 2016-2018

Theme – We can. I can.

Taking place under the tagline ‘We can. I can.’, World Cancer Day 2016-2018 will explore how everyone – as a collective or as individuals – can do their part to reduce the global burden of cancer.

Just as cancer affects everyone in different ways, all people have the power to take various actions to reduce the impact that cancer has on individuals, families and communities.

World Cancer Day is a chance to reflect on what you can do, make a pledge and take action. Whatever you choose to do ‘We can. I can.’ make a difference to the fight against cancer.


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