February 15th, 2017: Canadian university Dubai (CUD) has joined the campaign to increase public knowledge and understanding of cancer and related illnesses with a week-long program of events to mark Cancer Awareness Week 2017.
Faculty and students have come together in both educational and recreational activities to learn more about cancer symptoms, prevention and cure, and to show their support for those affected by the disease.
The week opened with a Pink Day, where the campus took on a rose-coloured theme in tribute of the traditional colour associated with breast cancer movement. Day one of the campaign also saw the launch of an interactive exhition by the CUD Art Club, aiming to encourage students from across the University to use their creativity to produce inspirational message of hope.
On day two, the Friends of Cancer Patients took to the University’s Red Theatre to host an information and Q&A session on the broad range of guidance and support services on offer from the charity. Students, faculty and staff heard about the organization’s various campaigns to promote cancer awareness, which began with the Pink Caravan initiative in 2011.
Physicians from Dubai’s medical city were on hand on day three to provide free health checks for CUD students, faculty and staff, while Dr. Yassen Al Foteih, Program Chair in the School of Public Health & Health Sciences, delivered a workshop on the realities of asthma and lung cancer in the UAE.
CUD’s Cancer Awareness Week, which runs from 12th – 18th February, is set to conclude with the participation of more than 70 CUD representatives in the Dubai edition of the Terry Fox Run, an annual event to raise funds for cancer research. The University will also welcome Judith Fox, Terry’s younger sister, at a workshop to tell her brother’s inspirational story.
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