Israel Cancer Association - Annual Report 2024

Israel Cancer Association // Annual Report 2024

The Israel Cancer Association in Numbers – 2024

Thanks to donations we received in 2024, we were able to continue supporting cancer patients and their families, fight the disease and raise awareness to prevention and early detection methods. Following are some of our achievements:

Research: About 55 million ILS were awarded to fund hundreds of researches by Israeli physicians and scientists during the past decade.

Rehabilitation and Support – Mind-Body: Over 12,000 patients and survivors participated in activities at ICA's 'Strong Together'® support centers; 220 families received counseling services for parents with cancer; about 500 counseling sessions were given as part of ICA's sexual consultation and body image service; about 11,800 mentoring hours for breast cancer patients were given by 'Reach to Recovery'® volunteers; about 600 wigs were distributed to cancer patients; about 50 beauty consultation workshops were held.

Early Detection: About 22,600 screenings were conducted by the ICA mobile mammography unit. Public Information and Health Promotion About 186,000 kindergarten kids received 'Sunsmart'® kits;

Hostel for Cancer Patients:

Activities Supporting Children with Cancer: About 100,000 tutoring hours were given to children with cancer for catching up on schoolwork; about 5,000 volunteer hours were given as social mentoring; more than 90 families participated in the annual ICA family vacation.

about 60,000 students participated in training and activities promoting a healthy lifestyle.

Over 500 patients stayed at the Sir Charles Clore Hostel for patients who reside in the periphery and receive medical treatments in central Israel.

Information: Over 6,000 calls were received by ICA's 'Telemeida'® call center; about 2 million visits to the ICA website; over 74,000 Facebook followers on the ICA Facebook page.

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