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Abdominal Cancer Day is an unofficial annual awareness day created by Dr. Sundeep Jain, a gastrointestinal surgeon and specialist in abdominal cancers.[1][2] The primary goal of the day is to raise awareness around the symptoms of abdominal cancer in order to help with early detection, especially given that they represent six out of the ten cancers with the highest fatality rates.[3]
| Abdominal Cancer Day | |
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| Also called | AbCD |
| Observed by | India |
| Type | Abdominal Cancer Awareness |
| Date | May 19th |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First time | May 19th, 2019 |
| Started by | Dr. Sundeep Jain |
History
[edit]Abdominal Cancer Day was initially announced on May 19th, 2019, on the official Facebook page.[4] Subsequently, a nonprofit Abdominal Cancer Trust was formed to carry through the observance of the day.[5] Throughout his career, Dr. Jain found that 60% of the abdominal cancer patients in his outpatient department were in stage four, and 25% were in stage three, most of whom had experienced symptoms for three to eighteen months, but did not seek treatment.[6][7] With survival rates decreasing significantly as the cancers progress[8], Dr. Jain hoped to elevate the population's knowledge of symptoms to help detect the disease earlier, limiting many preventable deaths. With this goal in mind, Abdominal Cancer day was created, and has been observed every year since 2019.[4][5][9]
Events
[edit]The first public observance of the day had a live event held in Jaipur, India, in 2019. The event featured Dr. Jain and other experts as speakers, who shared their experience and insight on abdominal cancer, and saw around 700 participants.[6] The next year, in May 2020, the event, organized by the Abdominal Cancer Trust, received around 16,000 attendees, with roughly 10% international attendance.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dr. Sundeep Jain". CK Birla Hospitals | RBH Jaipur. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "Dr Sundeep Jain Linkedin Profile". Retrieved 2021-02-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Cancer". www.who.int. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ a b "Abdominal Cancer Day 19th May". Facebook. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Seema Sandesh Jaipur Seema Sandesh epaper dated Tue, 19 May 20". www.readwhere.com. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ a b May 20, TNN / Updated:; 2019; Ist, 08:38. "Abdominal Cancer Day to be observed on May 19 | Jaipur News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "India Today Magazine Issue - Dated Jan 4, 2021". www.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ "What cancer survival rates can (and can't) tell you". Mayo Clinic. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ Abdominal Cancer Day - 19th May, 2020 Webinar (Hindi Version), retrieved 2021-02-11
- ^ "ABDOMINAL CANCER DAY 19th May". Rashtradoot. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
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