Happy National Cancer Awareness Day 2020

National Cancer Awareness Day is otherwise known as Cancer Eradication Day which is observed on the 7th of November every year in India.

The day itself says that Cancer Awareness, so it is the celebration of awareness throughout our country to stop cancer providing the appropriate knowledge to the people about it.

This day also coincides with the birthday anniversary of the famous scientist Madame Curie.

History:

In India, the National Cancer Awareness Day was first celebrated on 7th November 2014. Dr Harsh Vardhan (Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare) had declared on 19th September 2014 that this Cancer Awareness Day will be celebrated on 7th November every year.

First, it is observed in the same year of declaration i.e. in 2014 November 7. It aimed to aware people from this dreadful disease avoiding cancer-causing agents and to detect it early to provide a better cure.

Cancer Causing factors

It is noticed that some chemicals are associated with cancer, particularly which are effective mutagens (able to induce changes in DNA). Several man-made chemicals have been shown adequate to causing cancer, e.g. arsenic, acrylamide, benzene, trichloroethylene & few complex petroleum products.

Ultraviolet radiation may cause mutations (chromosomal/DNA changes) which leads to skin cancer damaging DNA. Unhealthy diets and physically inactiveness also be the factors.

Tobacco consumption in the form of bidis, cigarettes, by chewing & some inhale it through the nose is a very serious factor of causing cancer. Tobacco contains Benzopyrene which is a cancerogenic agent.

What are the normal signs of cancer?

Loss of body weight without any specific cause, irregular dysentery, no cure of wound for a long time, change in the size of the mole, lump in the body becoming stronger, cough remain for a long time, unusual emitting of blood etc.

Doctors’ advice that each one should test his health perfectly in case of any doubt according to the symptoms.

Opinion on awareness about tobacco and cancer?

About 1 million people die due to tobacco-related diseases and the main cause of spreading cancer are tobacco, zarda, bidi, gutkha, wine, drugs intake etc. So, let you and me be the member of making a tobacco-free environment awarding people about this disease.

Let’s cast off all these unnecessary habits to be healthy and to lead our life healthy.