70 YEARS OF ACTIVITY For Cancer Patients

Israel Cancer Association // Annual Report 2022

Public Information and Health Promotion

The Israel Cancer Association (ICA) invests tremendous efforts and resources in information and health promotion and conducts a variety of activities aimed at reducing the risk of developing cancer and encouraging early detection. The ICA provides information to patients, survivors and their families on topics related to their disease, treatment and side effects. The ICA also raises awareness to the harmful effects of smoking , including e-cigarettes, Sunsmart® behavior and adopting a healthy lifestyle , such as: avoiding obesity , keeping healthy eating habits , engaging in physical activity and limiting alcohol consumption . The ICA Information, Health Promotion and Advocacy Department Director is Dana Frost .

All activities and services are provided free of charge to the general public, cancer patients, survivors and their families.

Cervical Cancer Awareness Day

Ahead of Cervical Cancer Awareness Day marked on the third week of January, the ICA held an online seminar on cervical cancer for patients, survivors and their families, published updated information about the importance of early detection and the HPV vaccine, as well as the “Papilloma only sounds cute” campaign on social media to encourage vaccination. The campaign was produced courtesy of MSD . Early detection of invasive cervical cancer is possible through screening tests for the disease. Recently,

251 women with invasive cervical cancer. That same year, 96 women died of invasive cervical cancer in Israel. Moshe Bar Haim , ICA Director General: “We must act to increase the rate of HPV vaccination. It is a potentially lethal disease, that may break out with no initial signs. Women must be encouraged to undergo cervical cancer screening, which enables early detection and timely care that may prevent the development of a cancer tumor and save lives!”

all health care funds have transitioned to using mainly the HPV screening test. The Ministry of Health published the latest statistics on cervical cancer morbidity and mortality, showing that cervical cancer is responsible for 9.2% of new cancer cases in women in Israel, and 2% of total cancer mortality. In 2018, 1,192 women were diagnosed with precancerous lesions and

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