International Childhood Cancer Day: Know the History and Significance
International Childhood Cancer Day is celebrated every year on February 15.
Every year, International childhood cancer day is celebrated with an aim to create awareness about the danger and impact of this deadly disease among children. Every year, more than 4 lakh children and adolescents below the age of 20 years are diagnosed with cancer. The survival chances are close to 80 per cent in some high-income countries, however, the rate of survival is as low as 20 per cent in low income countries.
Know the History of the Day
In 2002, the International Childhood Cancer Day was first organized by Childhood Cancer International (CCI), a network of more than 170 organizations, cancer outreach programs, cancer institutes and paediatric cancer survivor organizations. The day is an effort to help the child sufferers by providing them with the finest medical and psychological treatment available regardless of their location, ethnicity, and socioeconomic background.
Know the Significance of the Day
The International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) is observed every year with an aim to create awareness about cancer among children with an expression to support adolescents and children who are either patients or survivors of this deadly disease.
Theme of the Day for 2022
The theme for this year is "Better Survival is achievable #throughyourhands". Aligned with the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer (GICC), the aim of this theme is to pay tributes to the efforts taken by the medical team and health care workers to bring some positive impact in the lives of children and adolescents with cancer and vice versa.
