QUESTION-World cancer day is observed every year on which date ?
(a)4 february
(b)10 january
(c) 5 may
(d)12 march
ANS-a
RELATED FACTS –
- Cancer is one of the world’s leading causes of death. In 2021, an estimated 20 million people were diagnosed with cancer, and 10 million died.
- The theme for this year’s World Cancer Day is “closing the care gap”.
- WHO’s efforts are focused on breast cancer, now the most common cancer; cervical cancer, that can be eliminated; and childhood cancer.
- India ranks third among nations in terms of highest number of cancers.
- Over 13 lakh people in India suffer from cancers every year, as per the National Cancer Registry Programme report.
- The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) estimates that there will be a 12 percent rise in cancer cases in India by the next five years.
BY-AKASH SINGH
REFERENCE- https://www.who.int/news/item/03-02-2022-world-cancer-day-closing-the-care-gap