National Cancer Day 2021, significance and inspirational quotes

India observes the National Cancer Day
annually on November 7 with the aim of spreading awareness about the disease.
This includes information on preventing cancer and its early detection in order
to combat its spread inside the body.

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The former Union Minister for Health &
Family Welfare of India, Harsh Vardhan announced in September 2014 that November 7 will be the
day to help people gain knowledge on the problematic lifestyle that gives rise
to cancer.

India initiated the National Cancer Control
Programme in 1975 in order to increase the treatment facilities available for
cancer patients. Since then, the focus has shifted on ways to prevent the
disease and detect it at an early stage.

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Late Nobel Prize winning scientist Madam Curie’s
birth anniversary is also celebrated on November 7. The scientific mastermind
is remembered for her discovery of radium and polonium and her contribution to
the war against cancer.

Curie’s work in the areas of nuclear energy
and the development of radiotherapy is used as weapons against the deadly disease.

The general public is encouraged to pay a
visit to their nearest government hospitals, CGHS as well as municipal clinics
in order to get free screening.

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Other than that, digital modes are used to
ensure a wide reach of the awareness campaigns and initiatives. For
those unfamiliar with digital mediums booklets, leaflets and brochures are
distributed.

Every year, India reports approximately 1.1
million new cases of cancer and one woman dies of cervical cancer every 8
minutes in the country.

As for males, oral cavity cancer and lung
cancer is responsible for the death of 25% men suffering from cancer.

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Some inspirational quotes for the ones
fighting the disease are:

“We have two
options, medically and emotionally: give up or fight like hell.” -Lance
Armstrong

“You beat
cancer by how you live, why you live and in the manner in which you live.”
-Stuart Scott

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“One of the
things that can help people with cancer is having something that you really
look forward to doing, so that you can focus on that while the treatments are
going on. I guess it’s like saying, ‘I have unfinished business left before I
die.” -Joe Marelle