Updated Feb 04, 2021 | 21:07 IST
Shadow of Covid-19 pandemic poses a new set of challenges for the care of cancer patients. However, coronavirus pandemic forced nations to focus on improving healthcare infra at great speed. Representational Image | Photo Credit: Twitter
The world comes together to mark every 4th February as World Cancer Day since the year 2000. It is the global initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to raise worldwide awareness and unite people in the fight against the disease by early detection, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. This year s World Cancer Day s theme is I Am and I Will. However, this year is nothing like other years. Shadow of Covid-19 pandemic poses a new set of challenges for the care of the particularly vulnerable cancer patients and the subsequent psychosocial impact on them.
‘I am and I will’ #WorldCancerDay campaign is a call to action during the pandemic
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The theme for World Cancer Day on 4 February is “I am and I will” encapsulating the spirit and strength of the cancer community in South Africa and around the world.
It takes 21 days to form a new habit, and to mark World Cancer Day on 4 February, international organisations are urging people around the world to pledge the next three weeks to fighting cancer. The ‘I am and I aill’ campaign is a call to action for all, encouraging cancer survivors to overcome not only their personal struggles, but the unique challenged the Covid-19 pandemic has brought.
Dubai: On World Cancer Day, which is being observed today, UAE students have embarked on a campaign for hair donation. The students plan to donate their hair to cancer patients who need it under the umbrella of Friends of Cancer Patients (FOCP) a non-profit organisation founded in 1999.
FOCP is a member of different international and regional organisations, including the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) based in Geneva Switzerland, The American Cancer Society, The NCD Alliance and Kuwait-based Gulf Federation for Cancer Control. FoCP is also an affiliate of local health bodies such as UAE Ministry of Health, Abu Dhabi Health Authority, Sharjah Health Authority and Dubai Health Authority.
As the world s governments, scientists, and medical practitioners battle to control the covid 19 pandemic, experts say the fight against a major disease such as cancer is being slowed or hampered.
World Cancer Day is marked each year on February 4. The Day is set aside to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.
This year, the theme acccording to the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) is centred around I Am And I Will .
But the group says the fight against cancer has been affected by the focus on Covid and the neglect of cancer patients.
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World Cancer Day 2021: Theme, Awareness, Slogans, Inspirational quotes by cancer survivors
World Cancer Day 2021 is observed to spread awareness, inspire change and reduce the global impact of cancer. The day is celebrated on 4th February every year and this year marks the ultimate year of the I Am and I Will campaign which began in 2019. The aim to observe World Cancer Day is to reduce misconceptions about cancer and to help people in getting the right information about it. It also offers a chance to make an impact in the betterment of the life of cancer patients and survivors.Â