70 YEARS OF ACTIVITY For Cancer Patients

Israel Cancer Association // Annual Report 2022

The Israel Cancer Association in Numbers – 2022

About 50 million ILS were awarded to fund hundreds of researches by Israeli physicians and scientists during the past decade. About 17,500 screenings were conducted by the ICA mobile mammography unit aimed at reducing disparities in the compliance to undergo the important mammography screening for early detection of breast cancer. About 11,800 volunteer hours were given by ‘Reach to Recovery®’ volunteers. Over 10,000 patients and survivors participated in the ICA ‘Strong Together®’ support centers offering free of charge support groups to patients and their families. About 10,000 volunteer hours were given as part of the social-educational project in the 2018-2019 academic year by bursary student recipients from IMPACT!, SHAHAK and “Heseg,” who are integrated into the ICA’s support array. About 100,000 tutoring hours were given to child cancer patients as part of the ‘Hope for Life®’ project for catching up on schoolwork. Over 10,000 patients participated in the ‘Steps to a Healthy Lifestyle®’ project in 19 medical centers across the country. About 9,000 preschools and kindergartens received Sunsmart® activity kits in order to raise awareness to the harmful effects of the sun. Over 2,500,000 visits to the ICA website , which provides comprehensive, reliable information about the different cancer diseases, treatment, prevention methods and early detection.

Over 72,000 Facebook followers joined the ICA Facebook page, which serves as a platform for promoting ICA’s messages on cancer prevention, healthy lifestyle and more. Over 21,000,000 views on the ICA Tik Tok page, aimed at conveying messages targeting youth and the general public. About 6,000 calls a year are received by ICA’s ‘Telemeida’® call center, mostly in Hebrew. About 2% of the calls are in Arabic and Russian, which are answered by representatives speaking these languages. About 65 children received support from ICA’s neuro-psychological service helping child cancer survivors integrate back into their social life and scholastic routine. About 200 calls were made as part of the counseling service for parents who have cancer, offering tools, mentoring and help for a family coping with a health crisis. Over 2,500,000 ILS allocated to fund posts and projects in medical centers across the country for patients and their families. About 500 wigs were given to cancer patients. About 400 counseling sessions were given as part of the ICA’s sexual consultation service for cancer patients. About 558 patients stayed at the Sir Charles Clore Hostel for patients who reside in the periphery and receive medical treatments in central Israel.

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