Fighting Cancer: Cameroon on the offensive

Cameroonians and the international community, on February 4, 2016, observed the World Cancer Day under the theme “We can. I can”.

Commemorative activities include free cancer screening and tests at the Yaounde Teaching Hospital.

The medical examinations are scheduled to run till Saturday, February 6, 2016.

This year's World Cancer Day theme explores how collectively or as individuals, everyone can join to reduce the global burden of cancer.

The day aims at saving millions by raising awareness and education about cancer.

Statistics from www.worldcancerday.org indicate that 8.2 million people die from cancer worldwide every year, out of which, 4 million die prematurely (aged 30 to 69 years).