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Stand Up To Cancer Day 2024: Date, History, Wishes, Quotes Observance

Every 2nd Friday of September, people celebrate the Stand Up To Cancer Day. In 2024 it will be held on 10 September. The day is created to increase awareness about Cancer. The day shows the way of fighting against cancer and survives in the world. Since 2008, the day has been celebrated to support cancer researchers and scientists to fight against this dangerous disease.

What is Stand Up To Cancer?

Stand Up To Cancer’s (SU2C) mission is to collect funds to speed up the speed of innovative researches that can get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now.

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History of Stand Up To Cancer Day

To join the fight against cancer National Stand-up To Cancer Day has been created. Its main purpose is to spread awareness about cancer among common people. It was primarily established to raise a fund and collect money to help in advance research on cancer. The researchers and scientists of over 170 countries observe the day. It gives them a great chance to collaborate and cooperate with each other to find out the way to fight against the disease.

In the modern age, scientists are able to reduce the death rate of many fatal diseases. They successfully protect us from any dangerous virus and bacteria. In spite of their struggle in medical science, they are effectively unable to decrease the death rate of cancer significantly. We first have found the writings about cancer in some Egyptian Manuscripts. In the Manuscripts, we do not find the name of cancer directly but get some symptoms like any cancerous disease. The manuscripts are more than 5000 years ago.

Cancer Mortality Rates
Cancer Mortality Rates

The great Greek physician Hippocrates named the disease “karkinos”. Hippocrates is the father of medicine. The Greek name “Karkinos” means carb. From his time the disease is considered seriously.

Stand up To Cancer Day has been selected to spread consciousness about cancer. Many celebrities participate in many programs to increase awareness and collect money for cancer research.  The first program was arranged on May 27, 2008, by some female cancer patients.

Observance of Stand Up To Cancer Day

Learn More about Stand Up To Cancer Day

There are different programs arranged by different authorities. You can watch them on television or online or even physically participate there to learn about the significance of the day. It will inspire you to contribute to cancer research funds.

There is no alternative way of donating to cancer researches. Scientists and researchers regularly try to invent medicines to cure or reduce the fatality of cancer. But it is not an easy task. They need a big amount of money to find out advanced medications for cancer. So you can donate or inspire others to donate in cancer research funds.

Using Hashtags in social media

There are special hashtags that you can apply to build consciousness on social media. Social awareness is very important.

5 FACTS ABOUT CANCER

Origin of the Word “Cancer”

The word ‘cancer’ comes from the Latin for ‘crab’ – just like the zodiac sign. Early doctors, when describing certain tumors which had veins or extensions from the main body, called them crab-like, or ‘cancerous’.

Types of Cancer

Cancer researchers have found over 100 types of cancer in their studies.

Expensive Treatment

Cancer is a very expensive disease. Even when it is in the primary stage many patients cannot continue the treatment for a long time to cure the disease properly.

Random Location

Cancer cells can grow anywhere in the body. There is no certain organ or location where cancer cells only grow. It can grow in any random location of the human body.

Declining Of Death Rate

Recent studies claim that there’s been a decline in the death rate of cancer since 1990.

Stand Up To Cancer Day chart
Stand Up To Cancer Day chart

Significance of Stand Up To Cancer Day

Grow Public Awareness

The day has the special significance of creating public awareness.

Raising  Funds

Every year many organizations arrange many programs to raising funds on Stand Up To Cancer Day.

Unify People to Fight against Cancer

Stand up To Cancer Day is a chance for you to come together and fight against this fatal disease.

Stand Up To Cancer Day 2024 Wishes

-Stand up to cancer, fight like a hero, and conquer cancer by kicking it.

-Be patient, more robust, challenging, and determined to turn the pain into joy.

-On this day, let us admire all the cancer survivors of the world and encourage their braveness.

-Cancer can touch your skin, but not your thoughts.

-Let’s celebrate this “STAND UP TO CANCER DAY” for vibrating the strengths and joy of their culture.

-Let’s become fearless this September against this daunting disease.

-May you be able to turn tears of misery to tears of triumph for the one who is fighting one hell against cancer.

− May you turn more robust, more challenging for all the beautiful people who are fighting against cancer.

-Cancer treatment is very complicated and hard to endure, but that doesn’t mean it is not possible to defeat it. Happy Stand up to Cancer Day.

− Today is #Standuptocancerday – Join the world to raise awareness and erase all taboo or stigma associated with it.

− To show your support on Stand up To Cancer Day, get your unity bands.

− When it’s the time for supporting your loved ones, you can’t have a moment to lose. So stand up for your loved ones and other loved ones too. Happy Stand up to Cancer Day.

− You are a real fighter, and fighters stand against the enemy to defeat them and never quit. Cancer is just a teaser, not the whole movie.

− Stand up to Cancer Day and spread awareness, and take action for the beautiful people of your life who are fighting against cancer.

− May you be able to fight for the ones who are engaged in the prisons of cancer.

– May you light more incent sticks and retire taint from the span of these sufferers.

Stand Up To Cancer Day 2024 Quotes

“Cancer cannot cripple love, it cannot shatter hope, it cannot conquer the spirit.” – Unknown

“Our way is not soft grass; it’s a mountain path with lots of rocks. But it goes upwards, forward, toward the sun.” – Ruth Westheimer

“When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds, and diamonds are made under pressure.” – Peter Marshall

“I am capable, confident, intelligent, resilient and in charge. Health and happiness are my birthrights and I accept with gratitude.” -Kris Carr

“Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean. “-Maya Angelou

“We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up or fight like hell.” -Lance Armstrong

“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.” – Samuel Smiles

“Don’t let pain define you, let it refine you.” – Tim Fargo

“Cancer didn’t bring me to my knees, it brought me to my feet.” – Michael Douglas

Conclusion

Once people said that “Cancer has no answer.” But now the situation is developing gradually.  All of us should contribute and participate in developing cancer research. If we can win against cancer, we can expect a better life.

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