#Cancer affects almost every family
Understanding & amplifying the #LivedExperience of people affected by cancer creates more effective support systems.
Yet, cancer control focuses on clinical care & not on the broader needs of people affected by cancer.
This needs to change⬇️
1 in 5 people will be diagnosed with #cancer in their lifetime.
A cancer diagnosis triggers a profound effect on the health and well-being of all those involved.
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Nearly 50% of people diagnosed with #cancer experience
😰 anxiety
😥 a loss of faith
💔 abandonment by their intimate partners
More information
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🔊 Hear from Isabella, a cancer survivor and advocate who shares why her voice and the voices of other #cancer survivors
✅ need to be at the table
✅ need to be heard
✅ need to inform policies that will ultimately affect them
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WHO is committed to engage those affected by #cancer – survivors, caregivers & the bereaved.
Here’s your opportunity to influence global cancer policies & help co-design better solutions for health.
Take the survey:
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“Cancer survivorship is hard. It is a mental hardship you have with yourself. Support is needed, but it is limited and not accessible to all survivors.” says #cancer survivor Soleil Labelle.
Let’s amplify the #LivedExperience of people affected by cancer.
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