July is Sarcoma Awareness Month – Awareness Days wrote sarcomas are rare cancers that develop in the muscle, bone, nerves, cartilage, tendons, blood vessels and the fatty and fibrous tissues. They can affect almost any part of the body, on the inside or the outside.
Sarcomas commonly affect the arms, legs and trunk. They also appear in the stomach and intestines as well as behind the abdomen (retroperitoneal sarcomas) and the female reproductive system (gynaecological sarcomas).
Bone sarcomas affect less than 500 people in the UK each year, making it a very rare form of cancer. Not all bone cancers will be sarcomas. Soft tissue sarcomas can affect any part of the body; they develop in supporting or connective tissue such as the muscle, nerves, fatty tissue, and blood vessels.
Soft tissue sarcomas include: GIST is a common type of sarcoma; it develops in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, a long tube running through the body from the oesophagus (gullet) to the anus (back passage) and includes the stomach and intestines.
Gynaecological sarcomas (sometimes shortened to gynae sarcomas) occur in the female reproductive system: the uterus (womb), ovaries, vagina, vulva and fallopian tubes. You may also hear the term uterine sarcoma. They can affect women of any age.
Retroperitoneal sarcomas occur in the retroperitoneum. This is an area behind the peritoneum, the lining of the abdominal space that covers the abdominal organs. The retroperitoneum is deep in the abdomen and pelvis, behind the abdominal lining, where organs such as the major blood vessels, kidneys, pancreas and bladder are located.
Sarcoma is very rare, and much more research needs to be done to fully understand how these cancers develop and how best to diagnose and treat them. For more details check out the Awareness Days details on Sarcoma Awareness Month or head to the Sarcoma UK website.
Samaritans Annual Awareness is for the month of July and this years campaign is pledge to be a better listener #WeListen Samaritans Awareness Day is on July 24th. Samaritans are challenging the UK to become better listeners by sharing expert tips on how to be a better listener. Throughout July, Samaritans branches are also holding events throughout the UK and Ireland to raise awareness of the services they offer in their local communities.
If you’d like to help raise awareness for #SamaritansAwarenessDay then please support them on social media by sharing our downloadable social media assets throughout July.
If you’d like to order printed signposting materials, such as leaflets and posters, please sign up to access our online Brand Centre.
Find out what your local branch is doing by heading to the Samaritans website link.
Samaritans have lots of activity planned on there social media for Samaritans’ awareness day — 24/7 — on 24 July, be sure to keep an eye out on our Facebook ,Twitter and Instagram next month!
Head to the Glad to Care Week website, here, to see how you an get involved in raising appreciation for the many carers throughout the UK.
Alcohol Awareness Week – is managed and hosted by Alcohol Change UK. This year’s campaign takes place from 1-7 July 2024 on the theme of ‘Understanding alcohol harm‘.
Alcohol Awareness Week is coordinated by us, Alcohol Change UK. Each year, over 5,000 public health teams, workplaces, GP surgeries, pharmacies, hospitals, charities and other community groups across the country sign up to take part using resources provided by Alcohol Change. ” this Alcohol Awareness Week, we’ll be exploring exactly what we mean by ‘alcohol harm’ and challenging the stereotype of alcohol as an ‘individual’s problem’. We want to get the country talking about the role that alcohol plays in our society, and what it means to families, communities, health workers and those in our emergency services.
Because we know that with the right culture and policies in place, we can create an environment in which we are all better informed and better protected from the harms caused by alcohol. With improved regulation of alcohol marketing, clearer alcohol labelling, better support and treatment, and a culture that places people, not alcohol, at the centre of things, we can protect and transform our shared public services and make improvements for all.”
World Hepatitis Day is on 28th July, 2024 – Every year, more than a million lives are lost to hepatitis. We’re not waiting for change – we’re fighting to make it happen.
Decision makers can’t wait and must act now to make hepatitis elimination a reality through political will and funding.
People living with viral hepatitis unaware can’t wait for testing
People living with hepatitis can’t wait for life saving treatments
Expectant mothers can’t wait for hepatitis screening and treatment
Newborn babies can’t wait for birth dose vaccination
People affected by hepatitis can’t wait to end stigma and discrimination
Community organisations can’t wait for greater investment
‘We’re not waiting’ is call to action for WHD 2023. It’s a call to accelerate elimination efforts of viral hepatitis now and the urgent need for testing and treatment for the real people who need it. Individuals and communities around the world are making change happen in their own lives and in world around them. We celebrate them, while demanding more action.
Source: Awareness Days Glad to Care Samaritans Alcohol Awareness Week World Hepatitis Day
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