Israel Cancer Association - Annual Report 2023

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. This year, due to the October 7th events in the Gaza Vicinity and the war that followed, we were forced to Ahead of Cervical Cancer Awareness Day marked each year between 16-21of January, the ICA stresses that through vaccination, prevention and early detection, we can seek to eradicate this type of cancer in Israel. Early detection of invasive cervical cancer is possible through screening tests for the disease. Recently, all health care funds have transitioned to using mainly the HPV screening test. In the last decade, the number of women diagnosed with a cervical precancerous

cancel some of our planned activities and campaigns. Despite the hardship' the ICA has made every effort to maintain the advocacy and support of cancer patients and their families during these difficult times. Following are the department's activities held in accordance with cancer awareness months, from January to December 2023. 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 Campaign: The disease that can be prevented and even eradicated About 250 women are diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer each year, and about 1,200 women with a cervical precancerous lesion. The question under discussion is – how can vaccination prevent morbidity and which tests can help in early detection and be lifesaving. Attempting to answer this question, the ICA published a paid article in Ynet, accompanied by a Hebrew banner translated from the UICC campaign. The article and the banner were also translated into Russian and published on Vesty, a Russian-language online newspaper.

Cervical Cancer Awareness Day

lesion increased by about 30%, mainly due to early detection. Each year, about 1,200 women are diagnosed with cervical dysplasia. Moshe Bar Haim , ICA Director General: "Each month, about eight women die from cervical cancer. We know that vaccination and early detection reduce the risk of getting sick. This is a type of cancer that can be eradicated in Israel."

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