CAN CER tainly Close the Care Gap Today on 4 th February,Union for International Cancer Control(UICC) observes World Cancer Day since the year 2000.The aim is to Raise awareness of cancer and to encourage It’s prevention, detection and treatment. In recent years the United Nations, the World Health Organisation and other UN agencies have recognised the urgent need for a global commitment. World Cancer Day Poster by Simran Agrahari [2nd year , CSE ] Approximately 10 million people die from cancer every year. Breast cancer has been claiming the highest number of mortalities with oral cancer, uterine cancer and lung cancer following by in descending order. In India’s context, cases increased at an average annual rate of 1.1-2 percent from 2010-2019 with average number of deaths standing at 8,00,000 approx. per year. There were approx. 14 lakhs active cases in the year 2020 and the data of 2021 is yet to be published. A 3 year campaign is being launched this year with the theme ‘Close the...
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