ATTENTION!!!!!-- World Cancer Day 2016-2018---Theme – We can. I can.

We can. I can.' That is the tagline for the 2016 World Cancer Day on 4 February. Marking the 10th anniversary of the global awareness campaign, the aim this year is to prove that every single person can make a difference in the fight against cancer.

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.

With this year's 'We can. I can.' campaign, awareness will be raised to show the public that everyone can play a role in battling cancer. For example;

We can.

Stop myths that lead to stigma against cancer patients

Encourage schools to educate children on how to prevent cancer

Demand governments increase funding for cancer treatment facilities

I can.

Stop smoking for good

Learn about the signs and symptoms linked to cancer

Return back to work after cancer treatment, to give it the biggest 

insult of all 

We can. I can.' is the tagline for the 2016 World Cancer DayCalmara/iStock

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.

Key messages

INSPIRE ACTION-TAKE ACTION

PREVENT CANCER

CHALLENGE PERCEPTIONS

CREATE HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS

IMPROVE ACCESS TO CANCER CARE

BUILD A  QUALITY  CANCER  WORKFORCE

MAKE THE CASE FOR INVESTING IN CANCER CONTROL

BUILD A  QUALITY  CANCER  WORKFORCE

SHAPE POLICY CHANGE

WORK TOGETHER  FOR INCREASED IMPACT

MAKE HEALTHY LIFE STYLE

UNDERSTAND  THAT EARLY  DETECTION  SAVES  LIVES

ASK FOR SUPPORT

SUPPORT OTHERS

LOVE, AND BE LOVED

TAKE CONTROL OF MY CANCER JOURNEY

BE MYSELF

RETURN TO WORK

SHARE MY  JOY

SPEAK OUT

Facts


Cancer is caused by a mutation in the DNA of cell nucleiBlackJack3D/iStock
There are currently around 200 known types of cancer. From lung and oesophageal, to bowel and skin cancer.

Lung cancer is by far the biggest killer. Every year it takes the lives of around 1.4 million people globally – That is slightly more than the populations of Birmingham and Coventry combined.

Stomach cancer is the second biggest killer, with around 740,000 deaths per year, and liver cancer is third with 700,000 per year.

Most of recorded cancer cases are found in developed countries, namely in North America, Oceania and Western Europe. But, of all global cancer deaths, 70% are found in the developed world.

The number of cancer deaths is not expected to decrease any time soon, either. Projections say that the number of cancer deaths will hit 12 million across the world by 2030; a rise of more than 30% in under 15 years.

Cancer is caused by a mutation in the DNA of cell nucleiBlackJack3D/iStock

The battle against cancer has made me strong. It's like winning a war! When I was diagnosed, I was told by doctors my kidney, liver and other organs could fail. It was tough. I didn't know if I could save my life. But I was positive, and because of that, the doctor told me that I would be a man who would never have cancer. – Yuvraj Singh.

Cancer affects all of us, whether you're a daughter, mother, sister, friend, coworker, doctor, or patient. –Jennifer Aniston, American actress

 Cancer is a word, not a sentence. –John Diamond, British Journalist

There can be life after breast cancer. The prerequisite is early detection. –Ann Jillian, American actress

Cancer is a great wake-up call. A call to take the tag off the new lingerie and wear that black lacy slip. To open the box of pearls and put them on. To crack open the bath oil beads before they shrivel up in a bowl on the toilet tank. – Regina Brett, Author

Cancer didn't bring me to my knees, it brought me to my feet. – Michael Douglas, American actor

I was a vegetarian first. I had high blood pressure at 27, everybody in my family died of cancer, and I knew it was in the food, so I changed my diet. – John Salley, Basketball player

When someone has cancer, the whole family and everyone who loves them does, too. – Terri Clark, Musical Artist

I think cancer is a hard battle to fight alone or with another person at your side, but I will say having someone to pick you up when you fall, stand by your side through every appointment and delivery of bad news, is priceless. – Jenna Morasca, American actress

I keep dreaming of a future, a future with a long and healthy life, not lived in the shadow of cancer but in the light. – Patrick Swayze, American actor

"On World Cancer Day, we have an opportunity to collectively examine cancer control strategies to identify winning formulae that will accelerate progress. The goal for all of us is to ensure fewer people develop cancer, more people are successfully treated and that there is a better quality of life for people during treatment and beyond.”

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/world-cancer-day-2016
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