Report on world cancer day
World Cancer Day is an International day marked on 4 February to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. World Cancer Day is led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to support the goals of the World Cancer Declaration, written in 2008. The primary goal of World Cancer Day is to significantly reduce illness and death caused by cancer[1] and is an opportunity to rally the international community to end the injustice of preventable suffering from cancer. The day is observed by United Nations.
Mathematics association of Mahe cooperative college of teacher education conducted programs on 5th February 2024 to celebrate World Cancer Day. The program was held in online Google meet at 8:00pm. Anusha first year B.ed mathematics student was the Anchor. She invited Dhrishya , first year B.ed mathematics student to talk about the day and its importance. He talked about the significance of the World Cancer day. She raised awareness on cancer as a public health issue among students by her talk.