Every year 4 February is celebrated worldwide as World Cancer Day (World Cancer Day 2025). The purpose of celebrating this day is to raise awareness about cancer in the public and strengthen the global efforts to fight this disease. Cancer is one of the major causes of death around the world today. According to a report by the National Cancer Institute, 14,96,972 cases of cancer will be reported in India in 2023.
Cancer cases will double in India by 2040
It is estimated that cancer cases in India will double by 2040. The purpose of World Cancer Day is not only to make people aware of the disease, but also to promote joint efforts for its prevention, treatment and treatment.
History of World Cancer Day
Celebrating World Cancer Day began on 4 February 2000 in Paris. It was founded by the International Cancer Control Association (UICC), a leading international organization in the fight against cancer. On this day various programs related to cancer, seminars, workshops and awareness campaigns are organized.
Importance of World Cancer Day
The objective behind celebrating World Cancer Day is to make people aware of all cancer -related factors and provide them correct information and resources to protect them from this disease. Let us tell you that the main goal of World Cancer Day is to reduce the incidence of cancer and death from it significantly.
World Cancer Day 2025 Theme
Every year a theme is set to celebrate World Cancer Day. The theme of the year 2025 is ‘uniqueness uniqueness’. The purpose of keeping this theme is to tell people that cancer is a fight that can not only be won by treatment, but can also be won together with people, which we have to erase from the root.
What steps can we take to prevent cancer?
It is very important to adopt a healthy lifestyle to prevent cancer. This includes eating fresh fruits and vegetables, regular physical exercise, tobacco and alcohol and not spending much time in the sun. In addition, it is also important to conduct regular health check -ups and avoid risk factors.