"Cancer can be prevented" seminar

1-Raising the Public awareness about cancer basic information.
A-Providing correct simple medical information about ''what's cancer, Common cancers especially breast cancer, risk factors and prevention ''.
B- Highlighting the value of early detection and periodic check up in preventing serious complications and stages of the disease.
C- Providing simple, comprehensive and attractive handouts for the audience to act as a reference for their concerns, with special attention to the presentation of information according to each target group.
D- Creating a ''cancer can be prevented too'' concept through medical facts and true survivors' biographies.
E- Creating foci of awareness to disseminate knowledge among their group of interest.

2- Promoting healthy life style as an effective tool in fighting cancer.
A- Giving correct information about ideal body measures, and safe regimens to reach them.
B- Teaching audience about healthy food, special habits of medical importance and relation to age.
C- Highlighting the importance of sports practice to have a healthy life style.

3- Offering early detection methods for the audience as a step towards cancer prevention.
A- Breaking the ice about getting to the family doctor to seek advice about cancer early detection.
B- Teaching about safe cheap methods for early detection such as breast self examination.
C- Providing gynecological measures for early detection of breast cancer.
D- Providing cheap offers for poor people to help them in early detection of some types of cancer.

4-Defeating the Stigma of the cancer patient as a result of the culture of ''no cure for the bad disease'' that's present in the society.
A- Deepening the belief of challenging cancer and getting to know more about cancer will help in understanding of the disease nature & the psychology of the patient which will provide better life for the patients and their families.

5- Helping more people to defeat their illness and to cure.
A- Raising donations for the national cancer institute to share in the treatment journey for hundreds.

4 February 2011 - 5 February 2011
UICC Member: 
No
Organiser: 
Students' Scientific Society - kasralainy
Organiser: 
Rotary North Giza
Contact name: 
Maged Elsaei
Phone: 
0020124535811
Topics: 
Breast
Cancer prevention and control
Cancer research
Clinical oncology
Colorectal
Diagnosis
Education
Lung
Liver
Nutrition / physical activity
Radiology
Radiotherapy
Screening
Supportive Care
Treatment / Therapy
Under the auspices of UICC: 
No

Location

zamalek
Cairo