World Cancer Day is observed on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection and treatment. The primary goal of World Cancer Day is to significantly reduce illness and death caused by cancer.

World Cancer Day is led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to support the goals of the World Cancer Declaration, written in 2008.

World Cancer Day 2022 theme

The World Cancer Day 2022-24 theme is “Close the Care Gap”. The inaugural year of the ‘Close the Care Gap’ campaign is focused on identifying and recognising global disparities in cancer care.

World Cancer Day quotes

• You can be a victim of cancer, or a survivor of cancer. It’s a mindset.” — Dave Pelzer
• “Cancer cannot cripple love, it cannot shatter hope, it cannot conquer the spirit.” — Unknown
• “Never be ashamed of a scar. It simply means you were stronger than whatever tried to hurt you.” — Unknown
• “I am not this hair, I am not this skin, I am the soul that lives within.” — Rumi
• “Cancer is a word, not a sentence.” — John Diamond
• “Cancer didn’t bring me to my knees, it brought me to my feet.” — Michael Douglas
• “Cancer can take away all of my physical abilities. It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul.” — Jim Valvano
• “Cancer opens many doors. One of the most important is your heart.” – Greg Anderson
• “Without hair, a queen is still a queen.” ― Prajakta Mhadnak
• “Cancer is a journey, but you walk the road alone. There are many places to stop along the way and get nourishment — you just have to be willing to take it.” — Emily Hollenberg

World Cancer Day wishes and messages

• Never let the disease control you or your life because you are gifted with the willpower to fight against all the odds…. Wishing you an inspirational Cancer Day 2022.
• Let us add more meaning to World Cancer Day by creating more awareness about it… Let us end Cancer from all our lives!
• The fact is that more people fight cancer and live beyond it compared to the people who die with it… Never lose on your hopes.
• On World Cancer Day, let us promise to never surrender or let anyone else surrender to this disease.
• Cancer is just like any other challenge we face in our lives and we must never give up to it… Let us fight and be a winner.
• Cancer does not mean that life has come to an end. Let us give cancer a tough fight.
• Cancer does not have the power to kill you until you allow it to do so. Stay strong and stay happy. Happy World Cancer Day.
• “If we are going to surrender ourselves to cancer then we will never be able to win back our health and wellness. Happy World Cancer Day.
• The occasion of World Cancer Day reminds us all that we all are together in this fight against cancer and we must conquer it together. Happy World Cancer Day.