Closing the cancer care gap


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COMING to its 23rd year, World Cancer Day is an annual event celebrated on Feb 4 that unites everyone across the world in the fight against cancer. It was launched in 2000 by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), the biggest and oldest international cancer organisation.

This significant initiative led by the UICC aims to increase awareness and improve education about cancer while pressuring governments and encouraging individuals to take action against this deadly disease.

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