We Have a Call for Cancer Week, 1-7 April 2018

The first week of April has been observed as National Cancer Week in our country since 1956. We see it as an opportunity to remind people that at least half of cancers can be preventedand that, for common cancer types, cancer screening makes early diagnosis possible.

A Brief History of National Cancer Week, 1-7 April

To help cancer patients and families, support research and contribute to physicians' education, in 1947 in Ankara, the Turkish Association for Cancer Research and Control was established. Since its foundation, it has held meetings and produced publications raising public awareness of early diagnosis and treatment. In 1956, at the association's recommendation, the first week of April was designated Cancer Control Week in Türkiye.

We Will Bring You 70 News Articles During Cancer Week

We have planned articles guiding patients and families above all, and healthcare professionals too. Examples of our topics include:

• All advances in the 7 most common cancer types over the last 2 years
• The stories of 7 scientists who made a mark on cancer history
• Inspiring stories of 7 people who faced cancer
• What awaits us in future cancer treatments
• Common lies and urban myths about cancer
• Psycho-oncology, cancer and nutrition, palliative care, new cancer technologies, rare tumors…

Our team will work day and night throughout Cancer Week to produce these 70 articles. We ask you to read and share them as widely as possible for your own, your family's and our society's health. Health, happiness and success are possible only when they spread throughout society.

Let us create a healthy society unafraid of cancer together!

Below, you can watch our infographic video prepared especially for this week:

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