Cancer Society to participate in GCC awareness week

Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) will participate in the activities of the GCC week to raise awareness of cancer in the region under the slogan “40% protection; 40% cure,” organised in the first week of February every year.
The campaign aims to unify media messages in the GCC, under the Gulf Union against Cancer care in co-operation with Gulf Centre for Cancer Control and Prevention.
On this occasion, QCS has launched a marathon walk for 5km on February 4, at 10am on Doha Corniche, with the participation of 500 people from different age groups, to highlight the importance of sport in the prevention of diseases, especially cancer. There is also a raffle draw for participants.
Dr Sheikh Khalid bin Jabor al-Thani, chairman of the Gulf Union against Cancer as well as QCS chairman said that QCS, by participating  in the GCC Awareness Week, aims to raise awareness on the risk factors that cause cancer, and to promote a healthy lifestyle.
“It also aims to encourage early detection of cancer and activation of national programmes for the fight against cancer as a shared responsibility between government and non-governmental sectors.”