WORLD CANCER DAY 04 FEB 2020 / THEME: I AM AND I WILL - We Are Nurse Proud To Be Nurse

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WORLD CANCER DAY 04 FEB 2020 / THEME: I AM AND I WILL


WORLD CANCER DAY 04 FEB 2020

CAMPAIGN THEME : “I AM AND I WILL"

The every year 04 February celebrating world cancer day in world all countries to make awareness 

and prevention of cancer.  Every year there focusing particular theme so 2019  to 2021 for coming 

three years combine theme is “I AM AND I WILL"


I AM AND I WILL:
v  Be a Great Host

v  Generate Generosity

v  Get Social

v  Talk about Cancer

v Use Your Voice


   I AM:
  •             Healthy lifestyle choices
  • v              Know about Signs and symptoms
  • v              Find out Early detection guidelines of cancer
  • v             Share own cancer stores to others
  • v             Individual stability
  • v             Make Social contact
I    I WILL:
v  Educate themselves and others
v  Dispel rumors and myths
v  Encourage schools and workplaces 
v  Support cancer patients and survivors
v  Make awareness of cancer
Definition:

                      Cancer Means growth of abnormal cells beyond their usual boundaries that can then invade adjoining parts of the body and/or spread to other organs.

 Cancer common terms:

“Malignant tumors and Neoplasm”

 Fact about cancer 2019:


     v   Cancer is the second-leading cause of death worldwide.
  • v         At least 1/3 of common cancers are preventable.
  • v       9.6 million/every year people die from cancer - this number is predicted to almost double by       2030.
  • v        Up to 3.7 million lives could be saved each year.
  • v       70% of cancer deaths occur in low-to-middle income countries.

Cancer Risk factors include:    

  • v  Alcohol
  • v  Tobacco
  • v  Ionizing radiation
  • v  Work place hazards
  • v  Infection
  • v  The immune system
  • v  Genetics
  • v  Carcinogens
  • v  Age

Cancer Treatment:

  •  Radiotherapy
  • Chemotherapy
  • Immunotherapy 
  • Hormone therapy 
  • Gene therapy
  • Stem cell transplantation
  • Surgery
  • Targeted therapies
  •  Lasers therapy 
  •  Palliative care
  •  Alternative medicine   :

    Cancer prevention

  • v  Avoid tobacco use
  • v  Avoid Alcohol use
  • v  Avoid Physical inactivity, dietary factors, obesity, and being overweight
  • v  Don’t exposure Infectious agents such as helicobacter pylori, human papilloma virus (HPV), hepatitis B and C, and Epstein-Barr virus
  • v  Environmental health
  • v  Aware and precaution of occupational carcinogens
  • v  Don’t exposure of natural and man-made ionizing radiation sources
  • v  Healthy diet pattern
  • v  Medication/ Vaccination
  • v  Early detection cancer is better prevention method.
EARLY DIAGNOSIS and EARLY TREATMENT is safe for every one so kind request to all please do one in year for full body health checkup.  Prevention is better than cure.

-          We Are Nurses Proud To Be A Nurse

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