Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
The European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week was launched specifically to raise awareness of cervical cancer and the means by which it can be prevented. The Prevention Week has been held every year since 2007 and it has continued to grow in size with 450 events being held in 28 European countries in January 2010.
Following on from the successes of the past 4 years, the European Cervical Cancer Association, European CanCer Organisation, European Association of Cancer Leagues, Union for International Cancer Control and Politicians for Cervical Cancer Prevention have again combined forces to hold the 5th Prevention Week from 23 to 29 January 2011.
One of the things that all the ECCA Members will focus on during the Prevention Week is the ongoing promotion of the Pearl of Wisdom as a symbol for the cervical cancer prevention campaign.
The STOP Cervical Cancer Petition calls on the European Institutions and all national governments to implement organised cervical cancer screening programmes equitably across Europe. The STOP Cervical Cancer Petition has over 670,000 signatures and the goal of 1 million signatures is now within reach. The ECCA will continue to promote the petition and to use it as a way to attract additional media attention to the issue of cervical cancer prevention.
In addition to these European events, the members of the ECCA from across Europe are planning numerous activities to promote awareness of cervical cancer prevention. A full list of the events planned for the Prevention Week can be found on the World Cancer Day map (http://www.worldcancerday.org/events-map) and on the ECCA website under the section "Member Actions".
Everyone is welcome to join any of the events planned for the Prevention Week and your participation would be very welcome. For further information, please contact the European Cervical Cancer Association at info@ecca.info.
The Pearl of Wisdom campaign
A health promotion campaign will only be successful if the public trusts it and a prerequisite to trust is recognition. The purpose of the Pearl of Wisdom campaign is therefore to link a distinct, recognisable symbol (i.e not another coloured ribbon added to the hundreds that are already out there) to the Cervical Cancer Prevention Campaign.
Keywords
