Overview of cancer, risk factors and prevention of cancer, cancer fact

1. Ms. Shany Thomas
Asst. Professor
Shri G H Patel School and College of Nursing
Karamsad
World Cancer Day- We Can.
I Can

2. At a Glance
Cancer - an overview
Cancer Burden- World wide
Cancer Burden- India
World Cancer Day Theme -
We Can. I Can

4. Uncontrolled cell division that
leads to abnormal tissue

5. Can affect almost any part of the body.
Might begin as a nodular growth in a
specific part of body.
May metastasize later.

6. Around one third of deaths from
cancer are due to behavioral and
dietary risks.
Tobacco use is the most common risk
factor for cancer and is responsible for
approximately 22% of cancer deaths.
-WHO

7. Unknown
Poor Hygiene
Use of Tobacco
Genetic
Diet and lifestyle
Obesity
25%
15%
40%
10%
6%

8. TODAY 2030
New Cases 14 M 21.7M
Cancer
Deaths
8.8 M 13 M
www.cancer.org
Caner Burden- World wide By
2030

9. Caner Burden- World Wide By 2030
Number of new cancer
cases will increase by 54%
Number of cancer related
deaths will increase by 59%

10. Cancer Facts- India
cancerindia.org.in
• There are more than 100 types of
cancers.
• Cancer is the second most common
cause of death in India.
• The five most frequent cancers in
India are breast, cervical, oral cavity,
lung and colorectal .

11. Cancer Facts in India
Indian Council for Medical Research
• Only 12.5 % of patients come
for treatment in early stages of
the disease.
• One in eight Indian is likely to
develop cancer in their lifetime.

12. Cancer Facts in India
The Times of India
Ahmedabad is India's oral cancer
capital
• Ahmedabad has the highest
incidence of oral cancers in the
country with 17.1 per 1 lakh
population new cases of cancer
registered every year.

13. People living with
Cancer
2.5Million
New Cancer
Cases Registered
7 Lakh
Cancer Related
Deaths
5.56 Lakh
Cancer Burden- India
cancerindia.org.in

15. 80%
Indians consult doctor
when recovery is difficult
71%
Deaths between 30-69yrs
70%
Patient dies in first year due to late
detection
Reality In India
NDTV News Desk February 6, 2017

16. Three-year campaign (2016 to 2018 )
has been designed to explore how
everyone - as a collective or as
individuals - can do their part to
reduce the global burden of cancer.

18. We can
Inspire action, take
action
Prevent cancer
Create healthy schools
Create healthy
workplaces
Create healthy cities
Support others to
return to work
Change perception
Improve access to cancer
care
Shape policy change
Build a quality workforce
Make the case for
investing in cancer
control
Join forces to make a
difference

19. I can
Make healthy lifestyle
choices
Understand that early
detection saves lives
Ask for support
Return to work
Take control of my
cancer journey
Love, and be loved
Make my voice heard

21. Inspire action, take action
• Focuses is on 9 voluntary global
targets aimed at combating global
mortality from the four main NCDs
(SDGs).

22. Harmful use
of alcohol
(10%
reduction)
Premature
mortality
25%
reduction
Essential
medicines and
coverage
80%
DM, Obesity
0% increase
High BP
25%
reduction
Tobacco use
30%
reduction
Salt intake
30%
reduction
Physical
inactivity
10%
reduction
Drug therapy
and counseling
50% coverage
WHO
2025

23. Prevent cancer
Educate on avoiding the Risks

24. Create healthy schools
• Foster a culture of healthy choices and
habits.
Healthy
food and
drinks
RecreationSports

25. Create healthy
workplaces
Workplaces can put in place policies and
programmes that motivate employees to adopt
healthier behaviors.

26. Create healthy cities

27. Support others to return to work
Help ease cancer survivors transition back to
work.

28. Change perception
Improve knowledge of cancer, reduce stigma,
educate about effective cancer interventions.
Stigma

29. Improve access to cancer
care
• Closing the unacceptable gaps in access to
cancer services.
• All people have the right to benefit from
supportive and palliative care, high-quality
cancer medicines and effective cancer
treatment modalities.
• Improve treatment facilities at Government
hospitals

30. Shape policy change
• The law and regulatory measures can be
used effectively to reduce exposure to
cancer risks including to tobacco, alcohol
and unhealthy foods, as well as environmental
exposures.
• WHO calculates that if all countries increased
taxes on cigarette packs by 50%, there would
be 49 million fewer smokers and this would
avert 11 million deaths from smoking.

31. Build a quality workforce
• Investment in continuing professional
development to equip healthcare
workers with the appropriate tools and
knowledge to deliver best practice
services across the cancer care
continuum is vital.

32. Make the case for investing in cancer
control
• The major measures include: tobacco tax,
smoke-free policies, graphic package
warnings, and advertising bans.

33. Join forces to make a
difference

34. I CAN

35. Make healthy lifestyle choices
• Everyone can take steps to reduce their
risk of cancer by choosing healthy
options.

36. Understand that early detection
saves lives

38. Ask for support
• Helps in coping with the social and
emotional impact of cancer, both in
the short and long term.

39. Return to work
• Employers have a legal obligation to make
reasonable adjustments at work for people
living with cancer and to ensure they are
not at a disadvantage compared to other
employees.

40. Take control of my cancer journey
• People living with cancer can take
control of their cancer journey by being
empowered to be active participants in
decisions about their care, having their
choices respected and their needs met.

41. Love, and be loved
• For a person living with cancer, strong
emotional support and loving relationships
with partners, friends and families can
make a big difference in their life.

42. Make my voice heard
• People living with cancer and their
families, friends and caregivers can be
powerful advocates for others dealing
with the disease.

46. Just as cancer affects everyone in different ways,
everyone has the power to take action to reduce the
impact that cancer has.
So Let’s Educate Ourselves- Educate the Public.