NATIONAL CANCER AWARENESS DAY

National cancer awareness day

7 November

World cancer day is celebrated at 4 February.

World cancer day was established by Paris charter at the world summit for the New millennium in Paris on 4 February 2000.

National cancer awareness day is celebrated on7 November form 2014 after the announcement by Dr Harsvardhan. (Health minister of India) 

Cancer is a general name for a group of diseases in which some of cell within the body due to some reason grow in uncontrolled fashion. Untreated cancers can spread into surrounding normal tissue, or to other part of body and cause serious illness disability and death.

There is various type of cancer. There is some common type of cancer in India

Oral cancer

Cervical cancer

Gastric cancer

Lungs cancer

Colorectal cancer

Gall bladder cancer

How to avoid the cancer? 

There is various ways to avoid the cancer according to its type but some common ways to avoid it is

Take balance diet

Involve in physical activity

Avoid over weight

Avoid cigarette , tobacco and alcohol 

Get proper vaccination

Take regular health check up