Tomorrow is World Cancer Day! (Feb., 4th)
'Everyone has the potential to make a difference.'
Hello, dear friends and new Carer Mentor community members!
I’m Victoria. You can read why I’m publishing Carer Mentor here: Who Started Carer Mentor and Why?
Tuesday, February 4th, is World Cancer Day.
There are numerous ways you could support the campaign.
For example, you can use the logo as a profile photo, write an article, attend a local event (see their global map of local activities) or even organise an event.
CLICK HERE to learn more about the campaign.
#UNITEDBYUNIQUE #WORLDCANCERDAY
"The new World Cancer Day theme 2025-2027 “United by Unique” places people at the centre of care and their stories at the heart of the conversation."
People-centred care - 'Treat the person, not just the disease'
Who is the Global Organisation orchestrating this?
World Cancer Day is an initiative of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), the largest and oldest international cancer organisation dedicated to taking action on cancer. UICC unites and supports the cancer community in its efforts to reduce the global cancer burden, promote greater equity and ensure that cancer control remains a priority on the global health and development agenda.
Founded in 1933 and based in Geneva, Switzerland, UICC has more than 1120 member organisations in over 172 countries and territories. The membership base includes the world’s major cancer leagues and societies, research institutes, treatment centres, hospitals, ministries of health, public health agencies and patient support groups.
The Campaign: a three-year roadmap
"Every experience with cancer is unique and it will take all of us, united, to create a world where we look beyond the disease and see the person before the patient. #UnitedByUnique
The “United by Unique” campaign will explore different dimensions of people-centred care and new ways of making a difference. It’s about uplifting our unique needs and views while we join together to achieve our shared goals. Everyone has an important role to play: patients, loved ones, caregivers, friends, neighbours, practitioners, researchers, advocates, and allies. The campaign offers a three-year roadmap that begins with you.
The 2025 Campaign focus: Treat the person, Not just the Disease
People living with cancer don’t always feel heard, seen, or understood. They might feel alienated and voiceless at a time when they’re also learning to navigate an unfamiliar and confusing health system, not to mention dealing with the emotional highs and lows of cancer diagnosis, treatment, or recovery.
People-centred cancer care represents an opportunity to refocus, rewire, and rewrite how we think about cancer, to embrace people’s differences, and to make sure that everyone is seen for who they really are and has access to the care they need.
Support for a people-centred care approach has been growing for years, and for good reason: it improves access to care and provides many positive effects throughout treatment and recovery, leading to improvements in both physical and emotional wellbeing. The World Health Organization has written that developing more integrated people-centred care systems “has the potential to generate significant benefits to the health and healthcare of all people.”
Materials for World Cancer Day
Click here for the free materials to support the campaign.
United in our goals, unique in our needs. That is the World Cancer Day credo that will be heard around the world in the lead up to and on 4 February 2025. Its meaning is simple: everyone has unique needs, unique perspectives, and a unique story to tell, yet people touched by cancer are united in a shared ambition to lower the cancer burden, to see cancer treated successfully, and to lead better lives with cancer.
Every experience with cancer is unique and it will take all of us, united, to create a world where we look beyond the disease and see the person before the patient. A world where the needs of people and communities are at the centre of health systems.
On World Cancer Day, everyone has the potential to make a difference. Here are several ways you can engage with your family, friends and community to support a good cause.
Raising awareness and connecting with empathy and inspiration are at the heart of Carer Mentor’s mission.
Will you create/write something for World Cancer Day? Let me know in the comments.
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Warm wishes to you and your loved ones.
This resonates with me on another level as my mother passed from lung cancer. I definitely will support and spread awareness on my page. Thanks for bringing this day to light.
I 💯 % absolutely will - on Substack and social media. Thank you so much for this info! 🙏🏽🚀🩷