World Cancer Day is observed across the globe to support the goals of the World Cancer Declaration, written in 2008. The initiative aimed at battling cancer is a global event formulated by Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) , which combines leading cancer-fighting association promoted by more than 400 member organizations across 120 countries. Over the years, several initiatives by both international and national entities have been launched to raise awareness on cancer, its treatment, and methods of prevention. The key objective is to reduce the illness and related death by 2020. Cancer has evolved as an epidemic disease and at this moment, the crying need is to initiate discussion at family-level, city-level, state-level, and national-level. Facts and figures As per a recent journalistic report by Indian express, 70 percent patients consult a doctor only at terminal stage, contributing to cancer deaths at 2.2 millio
