February 4th is marked as World Cancer Day, a movement organized by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), with support from the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition to stimulating conversations about the impacts of the disease, the date seeks to raise awareness about measures to prevent it.

The initiative is also a call for government and social actions to ensure equity in access to cancer treatments. The current three-year campaign (2022 to 2024) embraces the theme “Close the Care Gap”, which gives special attention to social barriers in fighting cancer worldwide.

For more information on World Cancer Day, click here.

 

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