World Cancer Day, celebrated annually on 4 February; Promoting early detection, preventive vaccinations and raising awareness of their importance; Where this year 2023 is “Closing the health divide with a focus on uniting our voices and taking action”; In order to raise awareness and prevent people from this disease in various parts of the world, the Ministry of Health has published facts about this disease on its official website, which show that many types of cancer have early signs and symptoms, such as: breast, cervical, colon , rectum, skin, mouth, and some childhood cancers, and early diagnosis facilitates treatment and improves outcomes, and screening for some cancers can detect signs of infection even if a person has no signs or symptoms of cancer, such as bowel cancer, breast, cervix, colon, rectum and lungs, and more than a third of cancers are preventable.
This year’s World Cancer Day aims to reduce premature deaths from non-communicable diseases by 25% by 2025, to educate the public about cancer, how to prevent it, and to highlight that solutions are possible and available. . cancer support, education and prevention; While the Kingdom places a lot of emphasis on chronic diseases; The most important of which is cancer, and providing the best, safest and most effective medical care for cancer patients.
The Saudi Cancer Benevolent Society is playing an educational and outreach role by organizing a number of events and activities in connection with World Cancer Day celebrations around the world. For the purpose of disseminating information about fighting cancer and reducing its complications; While its vision stems from leadership in serving cancer patients, in line with its mission to provide all social and psychological services to cancer patients, as well as early detection and public education; As it seeks to contribute to support the cancer awareness and prevention program, as well as provide support services for cancer patients.
The association supports and encourages scientific research to identify and identify the causes of cancer in the Kingdom, and supports programs for early detection of cancer, and cooperates with other charities in the Kingdom that deal with cancer patients to achieve the goals necessary for the association and support quality programs for diagnostic surgeries for cancer patients, diagnostic and treatment programs for cancer patients, and palliative care programs for cancer patients.
