World Cancer Day

A global awareness day led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to raise awareness, improve education, and catalyse action against cancer.

Newsletter content ideas

Here's what you could include in your internal newsletter around World Cancer Day:

Share cancer prevention tips and screening reminders
Highlight the company's health benefits and support programmes
Feature employee stories of resilience (with permission)
Promote fundraising or charity partnerships

Subject line ideas

Try these subject lines to boost open rates:

World Cancer Day: What we're doing this year
It's World Cancer Day — here's how you can get involved
This week: World Cancer Day + team news
4 February: World Cancer Day at [Company]

How to feature this in your newsletter

Plan ahead — Add World Cancer Day to your content calendar at least 2 weeks before the date so you have time to gather content and images.
Choose your angle — Will you run a dedicated special edition, or include it as a section in your regular newsletter? Bigger events work well as specials; smaller ones fit into your weekly digest.
Involve your people — Ask employees to share their stories, experiences, or ideas related to World Cancer Day. User-generated content always gets higher engagement.
Include a call to action — Give readers something to do: attend an event, share a message, learn something new, or donate to a cause.

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