World Cancer Day highlights the need for cancer awareness in Victoria s multicultural communities Cancer Council Victoria is calling for greater awareness about cancer prevention and support in Victoria’s multicultural communities, ahead of World Cancer Day. World Cancer Day (4 February) aims to reduce illness and death caused by cancer around the world. In Victoria approximately one quarter of the total cancer diagnoses are in migrants and refugees born overseas in non-English speaking countries. Cancer Council Victoria Diversity Advisor Neela Konara said that World Cancer Day is an opportunity to increase cancer awareness amongst people from multicultural backgrounds. “We live in a multicultural state; we’re from around 200 different countries, speak over 260 languages and follow 135 different faiths and religions1 ,” she said. “Research shows that migrants and refugees are less likely to screen and test for cancer and, as a result, experience poor health outcomes.” Ms Konara said that ...
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