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WHAT IF IT WERE POSSIBLE TO REWRITE CANCER CARE?

People-centred care is more humane and effective, yet barriers stand in its way. To overcome them, we’ll need knowledge, hard work, and unshakeable dedication. We’ll need you. United in our goals, unique in our needs. Those words will be heard often throughout World Cancer Day activities. United by Unique means that everyone has unique needs, unique perspectives, and a unique story to tell, yet people touched by cancer are united in a shared ambition to lower the cancer burden, to see cancer treated successfully, and to lead better lives with cancer. 

THIS ACTION TOOLKIT WILL EQUIP YOU WITH ACTIONS, RESOURCES, AND IDEAS TO HELP YOU MAKE YOUR MARK. ON 4 FEBRUARY, YOU’LL BE READY TO JOIN US AS WE REIMAGINE CANCER CARE. #UNITEDBYUNIQUE #WORLDCANCERDAY

  • WHAT IF IT WERE POSSIBLE TO REWRITE CANCER CARE?
  • WHAT IF CARE COULD EMBRACE PEOPLE’S DIFFERENCES AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS SEEN FOR WHO THEY REALLY ARE AND HAS ACCESS TO THE CARE THEY NEED?

THIS APPROACH HAS THE POWER TO CHANGE HEALTH SYSTEMS— AND LIVES—FOR THE BETTER. Guidelines on People-centred care. Published by the World Health Organization. 




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