World Cancer Day 2021 - Functional Solutions for Oncology Pharmaceuticals

“World Cancer Day every 4 February is the global uniting initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). By raising worldwide awareness, improving education and catalysing personal, collective and government action, they’re working together to reimagine a world where millions of preventable cancer deaths are saved and access to life-saving cancer treatment and care is equal for all – no matter who you are or where you live.

Created in 2000, World Cancer Day has grown into a positive movement for everyone, everywhere to unite under one voice to face one of our greatest challenges in history.

Each year, hundreds of activities and events take place around the world, gathering communities, organisations and individuals in schools, businesses, hospitals, marketplaces, parks, community halls, places of worship – in the streets and online – acting as a powerful reminder that we all have a role to play in reducing the global impact of cancer.

This year’s World Cancer Day’s theme, ‘I Am and I Will’, is all about you and your commitment to act. UICC believe that through our positive actions, together we can reach the target of reducing the number of premature deaths from cancer and noncommunicable diseases by one third by 2030.” More on UICC

See our article on World Cancer Day 2023

Our partner BASF’s dedication to World Cancer Day:

In 2018, 17 million new cancer cases were diagnosed worldwide. This number is expected to grow to 27.5 million new cases globally by 2040. For many, cancer will mean years of treatments and follow-up appointments, at a tremendous physical, emotional, and financial toll. At BASF Pharma Solutions, they provide ingredients to enable quality treatments and care. They believe in inspiring medicines for better lives because good health is essential for a life of prosperity, growth, and fulfillment.

Building a sustainable future together

BASF creates chemistry for a sustainable future by offering intelligent solutions to the pharmaceutical industry. Their high quality, industry-leading products enable you to formulate pharmaceuticals that achieve desirable target parameters.

Use BASF’s vast portfolio of functional excipients to resolve oral, topical, and parenteral oncology formulation challenges.

Their commitment to you

They know that innovation, speed-to-market, and cost-effectiveness are essential to pharmaceutical companies. Committed to delivering on all three accounts, they use our expertise across the entire pharmaceutical value chain to drive the development and launch of various dosage forms.

Download the brochure here and join BASF to inspire medicines for better lives.

Infographic: World Cancer Day Campaign Material by Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareALike 4.0 International License.