Israel Cancer Association - Annual Report 2024

Israel Cancer Association // Annual Report 2024

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. physical activity and limiting alcohol consumption. Following are the department's activities held in accordance with cancer awareness months, from January to December 2024. The ICA Information, Health Promotion and Advocacy Department Director is Dana Frost.

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

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

Cervical Cancer Awareness Day

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

Ahead of Cervical Cancer Awareness Day marked each year between January 16-21st, 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 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: "Even under the uncertain security situation, it's essential to continue the fight against cervical cancer and raise awareness of the disease. We know unequivocally that vaccination, early detection through screenings, and avoiding smoking dramatically reduce the risk of cervical cancer. This is a cancer that can be eradicated in Israel." This is a type of cancer that can be eradicated n Israel."

is – how vaccination can 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.

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