World Cancer Day is an international day marked on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. World Cancer Day was established on 4 February 2000 at the World Cancer Summit against Cancer for the New Millennium, which was held in Paris. World Cancer Day targets misinformation, raises awareness, and reduces stigma.
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The primary goal of World Cancer Day is to significantly reduce illness and death caused by cancer and is an opportunity to rally the international community to end the injustice of preventable suffering from cancer. World Cancer Day is marked by the international cancer community, governments and individuals around the world.
