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National Cancer Awareness Day is an important day in India that is focused on raising awareness about the growing cancer burden in this country, encouraging people to understand different types of cancer and what steps can be taken for early detection as well as prevention of cancer. National Cancer Awareness Day celebration offers NGOs, hospitals and healthcare activists around the world to have a more pointed and poignant discussion around cancer and encourage cancer detection drives and more. As we celebrate National Cancer Awareness Day 2025, here is everything you need to know about this day, including how to celebrate National Cancer Awareness Day and its importance. National Cancer Awareness Day 2025 will be celebrated on November 7. The celebration of National Cancer Awareness Day was first observed in 2014. The day was launched by the Union Health Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, to raise awareness about cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment. The date of National Cancer Awareness Day was chosen as November 7 as it coincides with the birthday of Madam Marie-Curie - the noted Nobel Prize winning scientist who succumbed to the illness. Top Cancer-Causing Foods You Must Avoid! Significance of National Cancer Awareness Day The celebration of National Cancer Awareness Day is focused on raising awareness on the importance of cancer awareness,encouraging more people to know about the prevention as well as early detection of the disease and how it can change the course of their treatment. According to reports, India will have over 1.4 million new cancer cases in 2022. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and its National Cancer Registry Programme projected this number to rise up to over 1.57 million cases by 2025. The increased prevalence of cancer is a real and serious threat that needs to be addressed with vigour and proactiveness. In case of cancer, early detection is the biggest strong point one has over the disease. This is the reason that National Cancer Awareness Day was pushed as a way to raise awareness about the disease and encourage more people to get regularly tested. There are various ways that you can celebrate National Cancer Awareness Day. The most common way of celebration is by understanding the risk of cancer that all of us hold and taking proactive health check ups to ensure we are indeed healthy. There are various screenings and proactive cancer detection camps that are organised by hospitals as well as NGOs. People are also encouraged to understand the seriousness of the illness and educate themselves on the empathetic ways that they can create safe species for people with cancer as well as their families to have open and honest conversations around dealing with the disease.
