TANZANIA

Ocean Road Cancer Institute, Dar es Salaam

The Ocean Road Cancer Institute will organize a charity walk to raise funds for the treatment of children with cancer, with Tanzania's First Lady, Anna Mkapa, as the guest of honour. The 5 km walk will start from Kempinski Hotel in downtown Dar es Salaam and finish at the Institute.

Cancer awareness materials will appear in the Kiswahili and English-language papers on 4 February. The Institute will also issue a press release and distribute press kits.

For more information, contact Dr Twalib Ngoma

TURKEY

Turkish Association for Cancer Research and Control

Activities planned around World Cancer Day 2007 by the Turkish Association for Cancer Research and Control included:

• Distribution of posters and leaflets all around the country to mark the day and raise awareness (schools, hospitals, universities, social places)
• Participation in radio and TV programmes
• A 20-second TV spot on all national and local channels during February
• A 10-second radio spot all national and local radio stations during February
• Stands in major shopping malls in Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir

On 4 February 2007 a press conference was held in one of the biggest shopping malls (Armada) in Ankara and received widespread media coverage. In addition to these reports, World Cancer Day activities featured in 20 newspaper articles and 34 TV programmes and interviews.

For more information, contact Dr Tezer Kutluk

UK

Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK will provide a supporting statement for World Cancer Day, as it did last year

Helen Rollason Heal Cancer Charity

On 4 February, the Helen Rollason Heal Cancer Charity and Amazon Heart will launch a sponsored 1,000-mile Harley Davidson motorbike ride for women who have survived breast cancer.

The week-long ride from Aviemore in Scotland to London will be a peer group support adventure, while raising money for, and awareness of, both charities.

Up to 20 women can take part, and applications open on World Cancer Day. The ride itself takes place in August, with Harley Davidson providing the bikes.

For more information, log on to http://www.helenrollason.co.uk/ or http://www.amazonheartthunder.org/

UKRAINE

To mark World Cancer Day, the RE Kavetsky Institute will organize a conference of young Ukrainian oncologists and host a workshop on diagnosing tumours in haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues in children and adults.

For more information, contact Dr Daniil Gluzman

USA

American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society is promoting findings from the Institute of Medicine report, "Cancer Control Opportunities in Low- and Mid-Income Countries", sponsored by ACS and the National Cancer Institute, which is being released for World Cancer Day.

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Institute of Medicine

On 1 February, the Institute of Medicine will announce the publication of a report, "Cancer Control Opportunities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries", with chapters on

• Cancer causes and risk factors and the elements of cancer control
• The cancer burden in low- and middle-income countries and how it is measured
• Defining resource-level-appropriate cancer control
• Preventing cancers (and other diseases) by reducing tobacco use
• Compelling opportunities in global cancer control
• Palliative care
• Cancer centres in low- and middle-income countries
• Advocacy for cancer control
• Expanding the role of the global community in cancer control, and
• Recommendations for further action.

People from low-to-middle-income countries can access a PDF of the report free of charge: Click here.

For more information, visit the National Academies Press website

St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee

St Jude Children's Research Hospital is planning a public relations campaign for World Cancer Day, including flyers, postcards, an email alert and a press release.

St Jude Medical Minute, the 60-second national radio spot, will feature St Jude's CEO, Dr William Evans, and Dr Les Robison, discussing prevention and childhood cancer in connection with World Cancer Day.

World Cancer Day will be promoted on the "Hot Topics in the News" page on the St Jude website. On 2 February, Local Line will carry a World Cancer Day story.

Since World Cancer Day 2007 falls on a Sunday, church leaders will be approached to include information in their church bulletins or as part of their Sunday announcements.

For more information, contact Judith Williams Black

VENEZUELA

Asociación Venezolana de Padres de Niños con Cáncer, Caracas

Hospital de Niños "JM de los Ríos", Caracas

Instituto Oncologico "Dr Luis Razetti", Caracas

These three Caracas-based organizations will mark World Cancer Day with a campaign called "Globos de Esperanza" (balloons of hope), aimed at a great national mobilization in support of children and young people living with cancer.

Cancer affects roughly 1,200 Venezuelan children every year and is the second cause of death among adolescents. The main problem is late diagnosis, due to lack of public awareness of the symptoms.

"Globos de Esperanza" is a virtual, web-based campaign (http://www.oncoped.org.ve/) offering everyone the chance to write a message of hope and solidarity and launch a balloon.

Also planned for World Cancer Day is a series of cultural activities, including a concert by the Orquesta Sinfonica Infantil (youth orchestra).

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VIETNAM

Hospital K, Hanoi

For World Cancer Day, Hospital K will run a public relations campaign (press, radio and TV) to popularise the model of family clubs for children with cancer and the communicate the results achieved in the first year of the "My child matters" project in Vietnam.

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