To ensure that more people are better informed about the condition, there is a need to raise awareness of cancer and educate people about its preventive actions.
By providing more knowledge about the illness to the broader public, early intervention could potentially save lives.
That would help close the gap in cancer care, according to the caller, Reverend Professor Paul Frimpong-Manso, President of the Frimpong-Manso Institute.
“Even though the number of cancer cases worldwide is increasing steadily, early detection and successful treatment outcomes interventions have not kept pace with this rising incidence,” he stated.
Since February 4, 2022, the Union for International Cancer Control has been leading a three-year awareness-raising campaign to “Close the Gap in Cancer Care” with the participation of numerous stakeholders, including governments, health organizations, and donors.
He stated, “The existence of socioeconomic factors and social discriminations serving as barriers to people accessing diagnostic tests for early detection and treatment for cancer has occasioned this awareness creation drive.”
In a statement, Rev. Prof. Frimpong-Manso called for awareness-raising on World Cancer Day, an annual global event observed on February 4th, to promote cancer prevention, detection, and treatment.
It is a campaign to support the objectives of the 2008 World Cancer Declaration, spearheaded by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC).
