Cancer is a serious issue across the globe but you can begin helping close to home by volunteering or donating to your local cancer charities. The Foundation of FirstHealth’s Cancer CARE Fund helps FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital lead the fight against cancer in the mid-Carolinas.

1. World Cancer Day
What did you do on February 4, 2013? Go to work? School? What about making strides for cancer? That
is what hundreds of thousands of people across the world did on February 4, 2013 for World Cancer
Day.
World Cancer Day is an annual day of advocacy observed on
February 4thwith events, campaigns and messages to raise
awareness, educate the public and to raise funds to find a cure.
Not only is World Cancer Day about spreading awareness of the
disease but it’s also about helping the World Health Organization
(WHO) reach their goal to reduce premature deaths due to non-
communicable diseases by 25% by 2025 and dispelling common
myths of cancer.
The Union of International Cancer Control (UICC) and its members
were urging the public to speak out against damaging myths and
misconceptions of cancer. The four most common myths about
cancer are:
Myth: Cancer is just a health issue.
Truth: Cancer is not just a health issue. It has wide reaching social, economic, development and
human rights implications.
Myth: Cancer is a disease of the wealthy, elderly and developed countries
Truth: Cancer is a global epidemic, affecting all ages and socio-economic groups, with developing
countries bearing a disproportionate burden.
Myth: Cancer is a death sentence.
Truth: Many cancers that were once considered fatal can now be cured and for many people their
cancer can now be treated effectively.
Myth: Cancer is my fate.
Truth: With the right strategies, at least 30% of cancer cases can be prevented based on current
knowledge.
Cancer is a serious issue across the globe but you can begin helping in your community by volunteering
or donating to your local cancer charities. The Foundation of FirstHealth’s Cancer CARE Fund helps
FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital lead the fight against cancer in the mid-Carolinas. For more
information on the Foundation of FirstHealth or to learn how you can help please call (910) 695-7500.
FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital’s Comprehensive Cancer Center offers treatment and support to
cancer patients and survivors in the Pinehurst, Raeford, Sanford, Lumberton, Laurinburg, Rockingham,
and Troy regions of North Carolina and beyond.