The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com
Bahrain Cancer Society has once more joined the regional and international communities to mark Gulf Cancer Awareness Week and World Cancer Day and reminded that all people have an important role to play in fighting cancer.
The society held a symbolic gathering under strict COVID-19 precautionary measures on Monday to mark the start of the Gulf Cancer Awareness Week held this year from February 1 to 7 under the theme 40 Percent Protection & 40 Percent Healing.
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates- have adopted the first week of February every year as Gulf Cancer Awareness week.