News Photo: Warning World Cancer Day

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - In commemoration of the fallen world cancer day on Monday (04/02/2012), the activists who joined the Cancer Information & Support Centre (CISC) ​​mengelar actions matter in the Hotel Indonesia roundabout in Central Jakarta. They were made ​​up of patients, families, survivors, and volunteers distributed flyers cancer and a flower to a passing motorist.


"Action is to provide awareness of the dangers of cancer and also to provide information about one of its prevention by distributing flyers, because forty percent of cancers can be prevented early on," said Prof. Soehartati Gondhowiardjo, MD, PhD, Head of the Department Radiotheraphy Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) when found in Bundara Kompas.com Hotel Indonesia, Central Jakarta, Monday (04/01/2013).

In commemoration of cancer worldwide in 2013, the theme of which was delivered was "Cancer-Did You Know?". The purpose of this theme is to increase knowledge about cancer masyarakaat, from what it was cancer, causes up to treatment and how to live with cancer. Cancer prevention is a healthy lifestyle, one with no smoking, alcohol consumption, poor diet, obesity, excessive stress, air pollution and environmental pollution.

In a release written by CISC, United Nation Against Cancer (UICC) expect further hikes in the world of cancer of the 12.4 million new cancer cases (2008) to 27 million (2030), 7.6 million deaths due to cancer (2008) to 17 million (2030), and 25 million people living with cancer (2008) to 75 million (2030). The average number of cancer patients are developing countries including Indonesia.

Sources: http://health.kompas.com/read/2013/02/04/1811039/