Cancer Disease

Need consciousness about Cancer.Today is World Cancer Day. Different organisations will observe the day in the country as elsewhere across the globe to raise awareness on cancer and its prevention.

Bangladesh Cancer Society will form a human chain and also launch a poster with theme of the day 'Avoid obesity in childhood which may increase the risk of cancer in later life'.

Diganta Memorial Cancer Foundation will take out a procession from in front of the National Press Club led by Chairman of the foundation Justice Mohammad Abdur Rouf.

A get-together of cancer survivors, a discussion and a cultural programme will also be held on the foundation premises at 4:00pm.

International Union Against Cancer (UICC) will launch 'I love my healthy active childhood", the second full-year theme in the 'Today's children, tomorrow's world' cancer prevention campaign.

UICC aims at raising awareness of the link between overweight, obesity and cancer.

Because healthy habits start early, the campaign calls on families, health professionals, educators and policymakers to help children eat a healthy diet and become physically active so that they can maintain a healthy body weight and set them on the right path to reduce their risk of cancer later in life.

Cancer is a leading cause of death around the world. WHO estimates that 84 million people will die of cancer between 2005 and 2015 without intervention. In 2007, there were 7.9 million deaths, around 13 percent of all deaths.