World Cancer Day: Highlighting physical
activity in the global fight against cancer
Worldwide cases
of cancer predicted to reach 21.7million by 2030
Saturday 4
February 2017 – World Cancer Day: Nigeria-Today, millions are urged to get active to help combat the
world’s most deadly disease. Under the banner ‘We can. I can.’ the day will
encourage people to be more active - in every sense - in the fight against a
disease that, in less than two
decades, will directly affect up to 21.7 million[1] people per
year.
To help spread this message, World Cancer Day is
harnessing the power of sport by encouraging sports fans, organisations and
personalities to use their voice and reach through the ‘Support through Sport’
initiative.
Ezekwe Obinna, Founder and President, BrookCherith
Support: “On this year’s World Cancer
Day, we therefore encourage Nigerians to participate actively in this global
fight against cancer through sports. There is need to identify every barrier to
regular physical exercise and figure out ways to overcome them”.
Aside from prevention, a
growing body of evidence[2] shows
that physical activity significantly helps cancer patients, not only to manage
the life-altering side-effects of treatment such as fatigue, depression and
heart damage, but also in reducing the risk of the disease worsening or
recurring. Research shows, for example, that a breast cancer patient’s risk of
recurrence and of dying from the disease can be reduced by around 40 per cent
by doing recommended levels of physical activity[3].
Professor Sanchia Aranda, UICC
President: “Anyone can get involved in
sport, so it’s a great fit for World Cancer Day. Regular exercise is one of the
most simple and fun ways that people worldwide can reduce their cancer risk.
The messages around sport also link back to our cancer messages about the
importance of healthy eating, supporting one another to achieve common goals
and working together".
“In Australia, the Australia Cancer Council is the
official charity partner for the Sydney 7s tournament, being held over the
World Cancer Day weekend. The event is part of the international HSBC World
Rugby Sevens Series and brings people from around the world. As well as
fundraising at the tournament, we will be using it as an opportunity to educate
spectators about how they can cut their cancer risk.”
‘We
can. I can.’ make a difference: just as everyone can play a crucial role in maintaining their own
health and well-being - by being active, limiting alcohol consumption, avoiding
tobacco, and moderating red and processed meat consumption - everyone can also contribute
to the success of World Cancer Day: every post, share or tweet adds to the
noise and raises the profile of cancer in people’s minds, in the world’s media
and on the global health and development agenda. For
more information visit: www.worldcancerday.org
About World Cancer Day 2017
World Cancer Day takes place every year on 4
February and is the single initiative under which the world can unite to raise
the profile of cancer in a positive and inspiring way.
Coordinated by UICC, World Cancer Day is this year
taking place under the tagline ‘We can. I
can.’ and explores how everyone – as a collective or as individuals – can
do their part to reduce the global burden of cancer. Just as cancer affects
everyone in different ways, everyone has the power to take action to reduce the
impact that cancer has. World Cancer Day is a chance to reflect on what you can
do, make a pledge and take action.
About BrookCherith Support
BrookCherith
Support is a non-profit organization in Nigeria, with a mission to promote
Health, Education and Livelihood in rural communities. The organisation is just
a year and some months old. We are seriously building avenues to make impact in
areas of health, education and livelihood. You can be part of us. We believe is
a privilege to be a source of help and encouragement to humanity. You can use
our media contacts below for more information.
About the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
UICC is the largest international cancer-fighting
organisation, with over 1,000 member organisations across 160 countries
representing the world's major cancer societies, ministries of health, research
institutes, treatment centres and patient groups. The organisation is dedicated
to taking the lead in convening, capacity building and advocacy initiatives
that unite the cancer community to reduce the global cancer burden, promote
greater equity, and integrate cancer control into the world health and
development agenda.
UICC and its multisectoral partners are committed
to encouraging governments to look towards the implementation and scale-up of quality
and sustainable programmes that address the global burden of cancer and other
NCDs. UICC is also a founding member of the NCD Alliance, a global civil
society network that now represents almost 2,000 organisations in 170
countries.
For
more information, please visit: www.uicc.org
About
World Cancer Day sport-related activities and grassroots events
From Mexico to Malaysia, local and global
associations around the globe such as The French Tennis Federation and World
Wrestling Entertainment, are coming together to give a face to cancer
prevention and show that “We Can. I Can.” For more information about specific
events, please visit: http://www.worldcancerday.org/map
Media contacts:
Ezekwe Obinna
Uwe Uwe Etim
Phone: +2349021514313 / +2348034505008 Phone: +2348132262892
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