Grade 11 - Currently doing Edexcel GCE A/S Level in the Science Stream - Living in Sri Lanka - Likes Photography, research, community service - Member of the Interact Club
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Sri Lanka Cancer Society - Life is for Living
Sri Lanka Cancer Society - Life is for LivingI recently attended a very heartwarming speech by a lady from the Cancer Society. They have launched (a very successful campaign I must say) a campaign to sell bands (shown in the photo) where the proceedings go to the Society. Our school alone sold over 1300 bands and raised over 100,000SLR.Here are some interesting facts from the Life is for living page and website:- According to the World Health Organization: Worldwide, the 5 most common types of cancer that kill men are (in order of frequency): lung, stomach, liver, colorectal and oesophagus. The 5 most common types of cancer that kill women are (in the order of frequency): breast, lung, stomach, colorectal and cervical.
- An estimated 80 million people have health insurance insufficient to cover the costs of a catastrophic illness such as cancer.
- According to the World Health Organization a third of cancers could be cured if detected early and treated adequately.
- One in three people will be affected by cancer at some stage in their life
- More than 160,000 cases of childhood cancer are diagnosed and at least 90,000 children die of cancer every year
- About 30% of cancer deaths can be prevented.
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Grade 11 - Currently doing Edexcel GCE A/S Level in the Science Stream - Living in Sri Lanka - Likes Photography, research, community service - Member of the Interact Club
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