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✨World Cancer Day Livestream! ✨
⏰ 9am to 8pm CET
📆Feb 4th
Check out the programme and make sure to set reminders for the sessions that interest you most. See you there!
#WorldCancerDay
#CloseTheCareGap
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Today is
#WorldCancerDay
! Watch some of your favourite artists speak up for a world without cancer.
#IAmAndIWill
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It's World Cancer Day - a time for everyone, everywhere to unite under one voice to face one of our greatest challenges in history. What are your plans for today? Let us know in the comments below!
#CloseTheCareGap
#WorldCancerDay
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Dr Tedros,
@WHO
Director-General, shares an important message in the lead-up to
#WorldCancerDay
: Let’s
#CloseTheCareGap
to ensure that everyone has access to quality cancer services. ✨
@DrTedros
#HealthForAll
Speak up this 4 Feb. 📣
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Marathon champion
@paulajradcliffe
talks about her daughter’s cancer diagnosis this 4th Feb. Don’t miss it!
#WorldCancerDay
#CloseTheCareGap
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The UICC team are ready to
#WalktheTalk
to help promote physical activity as part of a
#healthy
sustainable future. Comment below if you are taking part.
#HealthforAll
#WHA72
@WHO
#cancercontrol
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Get involved any way you can. Because together, we can create change. ✨
#WorldCancerDay
#CloseTheCareGap
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Today we unite the global cancer community
Today we raise awareness
Today we inspire change
Today we fight for fairness
Today we help
#CloseTheCareGap
So that everyday, everyone, everywhere has access to cancer care. ✨
➡️
#WorldCancerDay
#cancer
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The votes have been counted and we are pleased to share with you UICC's 2020-2022 Board of Directors.
Learn more about each member here:
@kenjilopezcueva
@ulrikaarehed
@DrZSB
@CCCLebanon
@nsrgrant
@daniellerodin
@GlopesMd
@m_mutebi
@cspramesh
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Every 2 minutes a woman dies from
#cervicalcancer
, a preventable and treatable disease. Today
@WHO
’s Global Strategy for the elimination of cervical cancer was adopted—paving the way forward for a world free of cervical cancer.
@dinamired
@DrCaryAdams
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Thanks to the 1,472
#WorldCancerDay
supporters who united their voices this 4 February in the fight against
#cancer
, we reached 7.6m people on social media.
#ThankYou
for your amazing support of this important day!
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✨World Cancer Day 5K Challenge✨
At UICC, reducing inequities in cancer care is at the core of everything we do.
Ahead of
#WorldCancerDay
on 4 February, we're walking to
#CloseTheCareGap
.
➡️
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Get involved any way you can. ✨
Because together, we can create change. 💥
#WorldCancerDay
#CloseTheCareGap
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The
#WorldCancerCongress
Opening Ceremony is a first taste of the insightful and important discussions that will be at the heart of the
#WCC2022
.
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Two recent Articles in
@TheLancet
show for the first time the potential impact the
@WHO
proposed measures for
#CervicalCancer
elimination could have if implemented.
62 million women’s lives could be saved by 2120 if we act now.
#WorldCancerDay
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Tune in to our livestream throughout the day for many exciting sessions - from poetry and yoga to celebrities sharing their experience of cancer and experts discussing the equity gap. Join us this
#WorldCancerDay
! 💥💥💥
#CloseTheCareGap
➡️
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5 days to go until
#WorldCancerDay
& we still need 250 supporters for our
@ThunderclapIt
to go out this 4 Feb. It's time to add your voice to the global call to action! Help reach 1,000 supporters & get the message spread as wide as possible: . RT please.
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On behalf of the whole team at UICC, thank you for lending your voice, for using your platforms and helping to amplify the third year of the
#WorldCancerDay
#IAmAndIWill
campaign. We could not have delivered such a diverse, far-reaching and impactful day without you.
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This
#WorldCancerDay
we are calling our members around the world to join our new global
#TreatmentforAll
campaign aiming to promote greater equity in access to
#cancer
services to reduce the 4.3m premature deaths due to cancer each year:
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Cancer is a leading cause of mortality in women.
A new
@TheLancet
Commission suggests unequal power dynamics across society have resounding negative impacts on how women interact with cancer prevention, care, and treatment.
More:
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‘I accept the responsibilities of the role of President and I look forward to working with all UICC members over the next two years on our road to Oman.’ - UICC President Princess Dina Mired
#2018WCC
#CancerCongress
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Huge congratulations to UICC Young Leader,
@omololasalako
@Sebeccly
who has just been awarded the 2020 UICC CEO award live at our Special Edition Virtual Dialogue - Celebrating community, collaboration and leadership.
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Register now for the World Cancer Congress! 🌟
Join us in Geneva this October to convene with influential health professionals, exchange ideas and learn about innovations in cancer control.
➡️
#CancerControl
#cancer
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Welcome to the
#WorldCancerCongress
! 🌟
Wonderful to see participants from all around the world coming together to improve cancer control.
#WCC2022
@WHO
@UNAIDS
@IARCWHO
@iaeaorg
@GeneveTourisme
@CagiGeneva
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We were up bright and early this morning in Geneva to
#WalkTheTalk
, an occasion to promote health and well-being for people worldwide.
@WHO
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Today is
#WorldCancerDay
!! Today is the day to get involved in any way you can to help take action against
#Cancer
. Get involved and spread the word:
#IAmAndIWill
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"Cancer does not discriminate, but cancer care does."
Ahead of
#WorldCancerDay
,
@rafaelmgrossi
, Director General of
@iaeaorg
calls on leaders around the world to take action and
#CloseTheCareGap
.
➡️
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No woman should be dying of
#cervicalcancer
. Failure to eliminate cervical cancer is not an option. Watch this powerful trailer of the “Conquering Cancer” documentary
@MoonshineAgency
@WHO
#ConqueringCancerCampaign
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#WorldCancerDay
is less than 24 hours away and we want to ask you two questions. Who are you? And What Will you be doing?
#IAmAndIWill
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Vaccines against
#HPV
are powerful, life-saving technologies that protect young adolescents against
#CervicalCancer
. The vaccines are safe and effective.
#EliminateCx
#WorldCancerDay
#IAmAndIWill
Find out more:
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'As President of the Union for International Cancer Control, I want to stress the importance of making
#healthychoices
to prevent one of the deadliest diseases today globally -
#cancer
' - Princess Dina Mired, President, UICC.
#WalktheTalk
#HealthforAll
#cancercontrol
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Will you join us at the World Cancer Congress?
Don't miss the chance to learn about the latest developments in cancer control and meet inspiring people such as Prof. Pierre-Yves Dietrich from
@Hopitaux_unige
.
➡️
@py_dietrich
#cancer
#CancerControl
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Congratulations to incoming UICC
#President
Professor Anil D’Cruz, the newly elected 2020-2022 UICC Board of Directors and President-Elect
@ProfJeffDunn
.
Read the full article here:
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Poverty seriously limits access to quality cancer care.
Obstacles tied to one’s financial means include transport to hospitals from remote areas, the inability to take time off work for treatment and a lack of health insurance
@IARCWHO
@IARC_DIR
#WorldCancerDay
#CloseTheCareGap
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UICC is committed to leveraging its convening platforms over the next 10 years to maintain a spotlight on
#cervicalcancer
elimination and progress towards achieving the 2030 targets in all countries.
#CervicalCancerFreeFuture
@ulrikaarehed
@DrCaryAdams
@dinamired
@DrTedros
@WHO
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With hundreds of activities taking place around the world this
#WorldCancerDay
there are so many ways you can get involved and show your support. Take a look at our Map of Impact here to see what is happening near you:
#IAmAndIWill
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Women living in low-and middle-income countries have a much greater risk of dying from breast and cervical cancers. 🌍
This International Women's Day let’s recognise these inequities and fight to
#CloseTheCareGap
.
#InternationalWomensDay
#IWD2022
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Early detection saves lives. Know the key signs and symptoms of
#cancer
.
#WorldCancerDay
#IAmAndIWill
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We are proud to partner with
@WHO
and partners on a response to the global call to action from Director General
@DrTedros
to eliminate
#cervicalcancer
.
@uicc
’s Julie Torode is excited to be part of the dialogue at the global stakeholder meeting in Geneva.
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UICC's President, Princess
@dinamired
shares her powerful
#IAmAndIWill
message for
#WorldCancerDay
.
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'What legacy do we want our generation to be known for? The one that watched the
#NCD
epidemic destroy the lives of our children and our children's children, or the generation that said enough is enough and took action.' - Princess
@dinamired
#enoughNCDs
#HLM3
#beatNCDs
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The upcoming
@WHO
official launch of the Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of
#CervicalCancer
will outline the three pillars of cervical cancer elimination -
#HPVvaccination
, cervical screening and treatment.
Read more here:
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Together, we can
#CloseTheCareGap
✨👊🏼✨
#WorldCancerDay
Thank you for your support
@MikkelsenBente_
@WHO
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Thank you for helping us in our vision of a world in which access to life-saving cancer treatment and care is equitable for all. 🌏
No matter who you are and where you live.
#WorldCancerDay
#CloseTheCareGap
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UICC members congratulate the new Board of Directors at the
@UICC
General Assembly
#2018WCC
#CancerCongress
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A huge thank you to all of our 2018 World
#CancerCongress
&
#2018WCLS
sponsors for their valuable support and with whom we had the pleasure to work alongside to make these past few days in Kuala Lumpur a great success!
#2018WCC
#TreatmentforAll
@NovartisCancer
@iaeaorg
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On the 4 February cities and landmarks across the world 🌎 will light up 💡 in orange and blue to commemorate
#WorldCancerDay
.
Keep a look out 👀 and share your pictures with us.
#IAmAndIWill
@CancerStratCA
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How much do you know about the history of cancer? ⭐
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It’s not too late to get involved in
#WorldCancerDay
2017! You’ll find some easy ways to show your support at
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Today is
#WorldCancerDay
. Hear from Cary Adams, CEO of
@UICC
, on the importance of 4 February in raising our voices across the world to call for more to be done to reduce the global
#CancerBurden
. Make your voice heard today, join the global effort!
#WeCanICan
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More
#cancers
can be prevented, treated and even cured than ever before. Progress is Possible! Join us on the 4 February 2020 to help build a
#cancer
free future.
#WorldCancerDay
#IAmAndIWill
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Lifesaving
#cancer
diagnosis and treatment should be equal for all no matter who you are, level of income or where you live. By closing the equity gap, millions of lives could be saved.
#UHC
#HealthforAll
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Let's change hearts 🧡and minds 🧠 about the stigma around cancer. Join us on 4 Feb.
#WorldCancerDay
#IAmAndIWill
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The
#WorldCancerCongress
closing plenary addresses the importance of innovative research - in diagnosis, treatment and care, including immunotherapy, vaccines and the use of artificial intelligence - in changing the face of cancer control and treatment in the future.
#WCC2022
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📢 Exciting announcement!
UICC is co-hosting a Side Event at the Women Deliver Conference with the
@gatesfoundation
and
@gavi
!
🌟 Event: "A future without cervical cancer: Engaging communities for HPV vaccination"
🗓️ Save the Date: 18 July 2023 - 11:30
📍 Location: Kigali…
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Cervical Cancer deaths could be significantly reduced if every woman had the same human right to participate in
#cervicalcancer
screening programmes.
#OrangeTheWorld
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How does the tobacco industry poison our health and our planet? 🚭
CEO of UICC,
@DrCaryAdams
, talks to the Executive Director of
@SEATCAdotOrg
, Dr
@YulDorotheo
.
On
#WorldNoTobaccoDay
, listen to the podcast.
➡️
#NoTobacco
#TobaccoExposed
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After receiving a number of outstanding applications for this year's 'Young Leaders' programme, UICC has selected 10 aspiring young
#cancer
professionals to nurture over the next 12 months to help them become successful leaders in
#cancercontrol
.
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Anil D'Cruz
@anildcruz
gets huge cheer as he's confirmed as new
#UICC
President elect at UICC General Assembly
#2018WCC
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Those who have experienced cancer should be at the heart of cancer control.
That's why we're delighted to have this
#WorldCancerCongress
session on meeting the multi-disciplinary survivorship care needs of people affected by cancer.
#WCC2022
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The
#WorldCancerCongress
brought us one step closer to a world less burdened by cancer.
The global health community came together in Geneva to learn from each other, overcome challenges and advance cancer control.
A big thank you from the UICC team! ⭐️🌟⭐️🌟
#WCC2022
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One month to go until
#WorldCancerDay
2018! Check out our dedicated Twitter moment⚡️ to follow the conversation on the platform:
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Today marks the beginning of the 72nd World Health Assembly and UICC will be representing the Cancer Community to ensure that
#cancercontrol
continues to be a priority in the world health and development agenda.
#UHC
#HealthforAll
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Will you join us at the World Cancer Congress?
Don't miss this chance to learn about the latest developments in cancer control and meet inspiring people such as Dr
@MikkelsenBente_
Director, Division of Non-Communicable Diseases,
@WHO
.
➡️
#CancerControl
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#CancerResolution
adopted at
#WHA70
! Now it's time to drive national action from this global commitment:
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Today the 4th February is
#WorldCancerDay
and UICC's CEO has a message to everyone around the world to turn
#IAmAndIWill
into action! There is still time to get involved and help raise the profile of a disease that affects us all:
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One last goodbye at the
#WorldCancerCongress
closing ceremony! 🌟
It has been extraordinary to see members of the cancer and global health community gather in Geneva. It was a unique opportunity to share knowledge, exchange ideas and push forward cancer control.
#WCC2022
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In her first official visit to Africa as UICC President on
#WorldCancerDay
, Princess
@dinamired
will seek to further strengthen the commitment of high-level national authorities to increase support and funding of national
#cancer
control priorities.
#IAmAndIWill
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'The IAEA is ready to make
#radiotherapy
treatment available in more countries'.
#WorldCancerDay
#IAmAndIWill
@rafaelmgrossi
@iaeaorg
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3.7m lives can be saved from
#cancer
every year if we act now. What actions will you take on the 4 February?
#WorldCancerDay
#IAmAndIWill
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Tomorrow is the big day! 💥 Are you ready to participate in activities, see landmarks lit up around the world and become more informed about cancer and the care gap? 🌟
#CloseTheCareGap
#WorldCancerDay
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“Put people first” - a simple but powerful message from Anne Lise Ryel, President of NCD Alliance, in this first
#WorldCancerCongress
panel on the set-backs and opportunities created by the COVID-19 pandemic with regards to cancer control.
#WCC2022
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Everyone, everywhere has the right to equitable healthcare.
@OphiraG
@TheLancetOncol
@IARCWHO
#WorldCancerDay
#CloseTheCareGap
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So exciting to see several landmarks light up in orange across
#MexicoCity
for the next three days in honour of the World
#Cancer
Leaders' Summit hosted by
@incanMX
and
@gobmx
.
#2017WCLS
#CitiesDrivingChange
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All children should have the same chances of surviving childhood cancer. And yet, in high-income countries survival rate is about 80% while in low-income settings it is under 30%. Let's work to
#CloseTheCareGap
this
#ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth
.
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Where you live should not determine if you live.
Join the
#WorldCancerDay
Call to Action urging governments to reduce inequities in cancer care.
Sign & share➡️
Will you stand with us and demand a healthier world for all?
#CloseTheCareGap
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Join UICC and individuals from around the world for a full day of live and exclusive events on 4th February aimed at raising awareness, improving education, fighting stigma and inspiring action to reduce the impact of
#cancer
.
#WorldCancerDay
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By adding the
#HPV
vaccine to routine immunisations in LMIC's, 62M
#CervicalCancer
deaths could be prevented in the next 100 years.
#WorldImmunizationWeek
#VaccinesWork
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We are pleased to announce that
@ASCP_Chicago
has been selected to host the 2021 World Cancer Leaders’ Summit in
#Boston
, Massachusetts in October 2021.
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Who are you and what will you do this
#WorldCancerDay
? Share your personal
#IAmAndIWill
messages with us, tag us, and use the hashtags to be featured on our live social wall here:
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🚨PODCAST🚨
Universal health coverage is key in providing access to affordable, quality cancer care for all
Senator
@SaniaNishtar
of Pakistan, provides insights into the often-overlooked issue of integrating comprehensive cancer services into
#UHC
.
➡️…
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#CervicalCancer
is one of the most preventable and successfully treatable forms of
#cancer
.
#HPV
vaccines protect against the common cancer-causing types of human papillomavirus and can significantly reduce the risk of cervical cancer.
#IPVC2020
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In less than 24 hours, the world will come together to take action against
#cancer
. Join us for
#WorldCancerDay
:
#IAmAndIWill
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Looking forward to welcoming over 300 global leaders in
#CancerControl
& public
#health
from 60 countries at next week's
#2017WCLS
in Mexico City to discuss the key role of cities in translating the global commitments in cancer
#prevention
& care into national action by 2025.
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A message to the world this 4 February by CEO of UICC,
@DrCaryAdams
. ✨
#WorldCancerDay
#CloseTheCareGap
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We will be streaming live for
#WorldCancerDay
! 📣
🗓 4 Feb
⏰ 9am - 8pm CET
➡️Speakers from around the world will talk about inequity in cancer care, read poetry, play music, hold yoga classes... and much more!🧘♀️📖🎼
Save the date - details to come soon!
#CloseTheCareGap
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