World Cancer Day is an international event observed on February 4th each year to raise awareness about cancer, encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment, and to show support for those affected by cancer worldwide, reducing the stigma associated with cancer, supporting patients and caregivers, advocating for better cancer care, and work towards a world without cancer.

This Day provides an opportunity to educate the public about the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a balanced diet, engaging in regular physical activity, avoiding tobacco and excessive alcohol consumption, and protecting oneself from environmental carcinogens.

Thus, we encourage you to take part in the annual campaign for 2024, with the slogan "Close the care gap", and the call to unite our voices and take action.

Slovak school GCD prepared a leaflet about World Cancer Day which was presented at the online meeting on 14 February 2024:

Here are presented the presentations created by the teachers of 1st EPAL Nafpaktou for the celebration of this day -both physically at school and during the online meeting:

The World Cancer Day theme 2025-2027, “United by Unique” places people at the centre of care and explores new ways of making a difference.

We invite you to create teams and make a research on the following topics: TEAM 1: The types of cancer the Mediterranean diet can help be prevented

• TEAM 2: The components of the Mediterranean diet that are linked to cancer prevention
• TEAM 3: The scientific studies that support the link between the Mediterranean diet and cancer prevention
• Post your findings to the following padlets:

Time to play!!!

Go to play.blooket.com  and enter Game ID: 2584984