04/02/2023
Cancer is the second-leading cause of death worldwide.
At least one third of cancer related deaths could be ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ.
Today, we know more about cancer than ever before, but a majority of the population are still unaware of the risk factors, causes, prevention and screening.
Today, World Cancer Day, is set aside to raise awareness of Cancer, it's signs, symptoms and risks factors. Also to encourage it's prevention, early detection/screening and treatment.
The more we know about cancer, the more lives we can save.
Access to information and knowledge about cancer can empower us all.
Millions of lives could be saved each year by implementing resource appropriate strategies for prevention, early detection and treatment.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ง ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ณ๐๐.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ?
Cancer is a disease which occurs when changes in a group of normal cells within the body lead to uncontrolled, abnormal growth forming a lump called a tumour (except in leukaemia-cancer of the blood).
If left untreated, tumours can grow and spread into the surrounding normal tissue, or to other parts of the body via the bloodstream and lymphatic systems, and can affect the digestive, nervous and circulatory systems or release hormones that may affect body.
๐๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐: ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐
Many cancers show early signs and symptoms, indicating that something isnโt quite right.
These include breast, cervical, colorectal, skin, oral and some childhood cancers.
This is important to know, because finding cancer early almost always makes it is easier to treat or even cure, which means improved chances of survival and quality of life for people diagnosed with cancer.
Each of us can be empowered with the right information to know whatโs normal for our bodies and recognise unusual changes โ and importantly, seek professional medical help promptly
