The International Union Against Cancer (UICC) will launch their "Today's children, tomorrow's world" campaign on February 4th.
The aim of the campaign is to scale up awareness of what can be done to prevent cancer and to change people’s behaviour in that light.
The campaign message globally consists of four key precepts:
- provide a smokefree environment for children ("no smoking in homes")
- encourage an energy-balanced lifestyle (regular physical activity and low-fat diet, avoid obesity)
- learn the facts about vaccinations (HBV & HPV)
- teach your children to be sun-smart
The BC Cancer Agency, a member of UICC, is proud to support World Cancer Day and the "Today's children, tomorrow's world" campaign. Visit our Prevention section for lots of useful information and resources.
For more information about World Cancer Day and Geneva-based UICC, please visit www.uicc.org.