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WORLD CANCER DAY



𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗥 𝗗𝗔𝗬

𝟺𝚃𝙷 𝙵𝙴𝙱𝚁𝚄𝙰𝚁𝚈


🅃🄷🄴🄼🄴: 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗽


World Cancer Day aims to increase awareness of cancer as a public health concern and to improve efforts to provide access to high-quality screening tests, early detection, treatment, and palliative care. The "close the care gap" campaign aims to raise awareness of the disparities in cancer care and encourage actions to rectify them. This is the second year of this three-year campaign, which calls on like-minded individuals to band together as we forge stronger ties and launch fresh, creative partnerships in the battle against cancer.

We also acknowledge and applaud the developments made in cancer screening programs for early diagnosis and treatment in various nations. Obstacles still stand in our way despite these successes. These include the lack of cancer registries hence poor disease estimation and resource allocation, the low level of health awareness and promotion, the insufficient availability of screening tools and early detection services, and the lack of diagnostic facilities, which not only prolongs the time between diagnosis and treatment but also contributes to the extremely low survival rates. Curative and Palliative treatment is also not frequently offered in various nations.

The emphasis is on evaluating the socioeconomic factors and biases based on age, gender, ethnicity, physical ability, and educational levels, that contribute to disparities in cancer prevention, early diagnosis, treatment and survival. Demand for enhanced action is crucial to raise awareness of cancer, prevent cancer, encourage improvements in diagnosis and treatment, and solve the flaws in the healthcare system. We can combat cancer at all levels by working together and taking action, especially among the underserved populations: health education and adopting healthy lifestyles, getting immunised for vaccine-preventable malignancies, adherence to routine screening tests, and early presentation to the hospital when necessary. We can fill the care gap in the treatment of cancer together.


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