Cancer is a disease that knows no boundaries. On World Cancer Day — and all year round — the Lurie Cancer Center supports global health research and unites with others in the fight against the global cancer epidemic.
The 2012 World Cancer Day initiative, in following the footsteps of this year's theme "Together it is Possible," is raising public awareness through education and encouragement of healthy lifestyle choices in an effort to reduce cancer risk.
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Take action, join the fight against cancer and sign the World Cancer Day Declaration. The declaration is an initiative to bring the global cancer burden to the attention of governments and health policy makers.
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World Cancer Day is one of the most preventable types of cancer. Here is why:
In an effort to harness the power of social media, a dedicated 2012 World Cancer Day Application on Facebook has been launched to allow users to make their personal pledge by donating their Facebook status. A companion campaign on Twitter will support #WorldCancerDay as a trending topic. Express your commitment to cancer prevention publicly.
It is only by every person, organization and government entity doing their part that we will be able to reduce the global cancer burden.
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