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UAE to host “Terry Fox Run” to support cancer research

 
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The “World Health Organization”, which is affiliated to the “United Nations Organization”, is commemorating the “World Cancer Day” on the (4th) of February focusing on Target Five of the “World Cancer Declaration”: “Reduce stigma and dispel myths about cancer”, under the tagline “Debunk the myths”.

The “World Cancer Day” is an annual event organized by the “International Union Against Cancer”, which launched a motto “I love my healthy active childhood” as a continuation of the motto “Today’s Children, Tomorrow’s World”, due to the high rates of inactivity, overweight, and consuming unhealthy foods by adults and children around the world, and to raise the world’s awareness of the risks of “cancer” through protection and early detection of cancer and treatment methods, as this disease is considered one of the biggest health problems facing the world, and one of the main causes of death in the world.

The “World Health Organization” pointed out on its website that this disease caused the death of (6,7) million people in (2005), and it will claim the lives of another (84) million people during the period between (2005-2015) if no actions are taken to prevent it. The Organization sees that it is possible to be prevent (40%) of cancer cases through the provision of the necessary healthy environment.

The “UAE” has paid great importance to reducing the numbers of people with cancer, and adopted several initiatives such as : the “Pink Caravan”, the first initiative of “Kashf” program that aims to provide methods and mechanisms of early detection of cancers such as “breast,  cervix , prostate, skin, colon, and rectum” cancers, to raise awareness about “breast cancer”, to provide a mechanism to detect the disease, and to develop  the first unified tumor record in the state, in addition to collecting enough donations for purchasing and operating a portable “Mammogram” clinic, which is equipped with the latest technologies for early detection of “breast cancer” for free. Such a clinic is leading a big campaign to raise awareness of the importance of early detection and protection against “breast cancer”, which covers the seven States of the Emirates including distant areas and the suburbs.

The “Halifax Project” is considered the first global initiative which involves the cooperation of the best (350) cancer researchers from prominent research institutions in (31) countries around the world. It aims to continue to develop a model of comprehensive cure with less toxic and more innovative treatment to reach the ultimate goal of eliminating cancer. It was a pride that two faculty members of the “UAE University” were chosen last year to take part in this important international project.

 “Abu Dhabi” is hosting the (19th) edition of “Terry Fox Run”, the most prominent charitable event, where the biggest amounts of donations in the world are collected in one day, it has collected around (15) million Dirhams since its first edition in (1995), and (42) projects have been financed for cancer research in various universities, institution, and hospitals in the “UAE” in cooperation with the “College of Medicine and Health Sciences” at “UAE University” in “Al Ain”.

2/4/2014

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