THEY CONTROL THE WORLD.
TELL THEM TO CONTROL CANCER.
Today, World Cancer Day, the Campaign to Control Cancer (C2CC) is urging world leaders to put cancer control on the agenda of the June 2010 G8 and G20 meetings in Canada.
Cancer control, with its emphasis on prevention, is an effective strategy for attacking the growing burden of cancer, especially in the developing world:
- Today, more than 50% of new cancer cases and nearly two-thirds of cancer deaths occur in the low income, lower middle income and upper middle income countries of the developing world. By comparison, in 1970, the developing world accounted for 15% of newly reported cancers (Boyle and Levin [eds.] 2008).
- By 2030, the developing world is expected to bear 70% of the global cancer burden (Boyle and Levin [eds.] 2008).More than 70% of cancer deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries"
Economist Intelligence Unit; "Breakaway: The global burden of cancer— challenges and opportunities", pg. 8
Last year, more than 2,300 people from 42 countries participated in groundbreaking conversations around the world as part of the Go Public initiative to uncover the public’s awareness, experiences, and perspectives on cancer and cancer control.
These “Community Conversations on Cancer” allowed people from all walks of life to share their own personal experiences with cancer and provided participants an opportunity to contribute to the future direction of cancer control on a global scale.
Every conversation was unique, in both size and setting, but they all shared one common theme of cancer control – the need for greater action, awareness, and change.
World Cancer Campaign 2010
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and the total number of cases globally is increasing.
World Cancer Day 2010, led by UICC, its members and with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to raise awareness of how we can prevent almost forty percent of the 12 million cancers diagnosed worldwide.
Visit the World Cancer Campaign website at: www.worldcancercampaign.org to learn more and to access resources you can use to help your family and community control cancer.
