Tracey O’Brien: A global reminder that cancer impacts everyone
Tracey O’Brien, NSW Chief Cancer Officer and CEO of the Cancer Institute NSW, posted on LinkedIn:
“Today is World Cancer Day, a global reminder that cancer impacts everyone, regardless of who we are or where we live.
This year’s theme is ‘United by Unique’, underscoring how cancer doesn’t discriminate, affects no two people in the same way and yet unites us all.
Importantly, it spotlights that behind every statistic is a person, a person who should not be defined by their diagnosis and must be cared for and supported as individuals, with their own unique beliefs, lived experiences and priorities.
Unfortunately cancer’s growing burden is a phenomenon we are seeing globally, with cancer rates projected to increase exponentially over coming years.
According to new data released today by the Cancer Institute NSW:
- Close to 54,000 people are projected to be diagnosed with cancer in NSW, with prostate, breast, melanoma of skin, bowel and lung cancer projected to be the most common cancers diagnosed.
- More than 16,000 people are projected to lose their lives to the disease by years end, with lung cancer expected to be the deadliest cancer followed by bowel, pancreatic, prostate and breast cancer.
For those of us in the cancer workforce, today strengthens our resolve to listen to and respect each person impacted by cancer, and care with the empathy and compassion everyone deserves, during a life-altering time of their lives.
Read more on World Cancer Day.”
Further Reading: World Cancer Day.
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ESMO 2024 Congress
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ASCO Annual Meeting
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Yvonne Award 2024
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OncoThon 2024, Online
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Global Summit on War & Cancer 2023, Online
Dec. 14-16, 2023