World Cancer Day: Raising Awareness as a Public Health Concern: Short Communication

Abstract

The Cancer/Carcinoma (Ca) is a non- communicable disease (NCD) and have serious health condition. The patients of cancer increasing day by day and seen in all age groups and in either gender. In India the increasing cancer cases play a major role in causing illness or death. The high varieties of cancer are mouth cancer, lung cancer, cervical cancer, breast cancer, prostatic cancer, colon cancer, anorectal cancers, etc. Many of the cases diagnosed in late stage which results in life-threatening conditions. If Ca identified in early stage, it significantly improves treatment outcomes. The inadequate knowledge, limited awareness, creates fear in society. Many Government organization and non-Government organisation running cancer awareness programs for society but needs dissemination at the individual and community level. It is the need of time to educate the public about risk factors, warning signs and symptoms, and the significance of timely diagnosis of cancer. To achieve these objective the World Cancer Day is observed annually at international/global level on 4^th of February every year. Here author taking an effort to highlight the significance of this observance and to promote cancer awareness in public health concern in context to both Ayurveda and modern prospective.