World Cancer Day 2020
Each year on 4 February, World Cancer Day empowers all of us across the world to show support, raise our collective voices and take personal action. World Cancer Day is the only day on the global health calendar where we can all unite and rally under the one banner of cancer in a positive and inspiring way.
The importance of World Cancer Day
World Cancer Day is the ideal opportunity to spread the word and raise the profile of cancer in people’s minds, in the world’s media, and on the global health and development agenda.
Cancer is a devastating disease, the frequency of which is increasing worldwide. Although it differs depending on the type of cancer and where it occurs. The right treatment assisted by professionals and the right technology can provide critical life support to cancer patients.
However, this situation also means that cancer patients must go through a long and complicated process. Cancer patients receive the most important support from medical institutions. Those institutions specialised in the treatment of cancer must have staff with experience and specialisation, a multitude of medical knowledge, devices made with the latest technology, modern medical methods and infrastructure systems that allow coordination between specialists.
The most common types of cancer
Oral cavity cancer
Lung cancer
Tumours on the brain
Skin cancer
Throat cancer (larynx)
Liver cancer
Bone tumours
Colorectal cancer
Lymphoma
Breast cancer
Bladder cancer
Stomach cancer
Cancer pancreatic
Paediatric oncology and hematology
Prostate cancer
Endometrial cancer (uterus)
Uterine cervical cancer
Thyroid cancer
Ovarian cancer
Types of Cancer Treatment
There are many types of cancer treatment. The types of treatment that you receive will depend on the type of cancer you have and how advanced it is.
Some people with cancer will have only one treatment. But most people have a combination of treatments, such as surgery with chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. When you need treatment for cancer, you have a lot to learn and think about. It is normal to feel overwhelmed and confused. But, talking with your doctor and learning about the types of treatment you may have can help you feel more in control.
Surgery
When used to treat cancer, surgery is a procedure in which a surgeon removes cancer from your body.
Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumours.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses drugs to kill cancer cells.
Immunotherapy to Treat Cancer
Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that helps your immune system fight cancer.
Targeted Therapy
Targeted therapy is a type of cancer treatment that targets the changes in cancer cells that help them grow, divide, and spread.
Hormone Therapy
Hormone therapy is a treatment that slows or stops the growth of breast and prostate cancers that use hormones to grow.
Stem Cell Transplant
Stem cell transplants are procedures that restore blood-forming stem cells in cancer patients who have had theirs destroyed by very high doses of chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
Precision Medicine
Precision medicine helps doctors select treatments that are most likely to help patients based on a genetic understanding of their disease.
Source:
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/types
https://www.gov.za/WorldCancerDay2020
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