Cancer prevention and control is an arduous and long-term task in the field of the public health. To promote scientific awareness of caner nationwide, CACA actively popularizes the knowledge of cancer prevention and treatment. “National Cancer Week”, week of April 15, designed by CACA and organized by our local offices, has been utilized as a platform to provide information on cancer prevention and treatment, to promote cancer awareness, and to win popular support from mass media and various social sectors. So far the activity of “National Cancer Weeks” has been held for fourteen consecutive years.

　　Smoking and second-hand smoking cause serious damage to people’s health. To reduce the threat of tobacco and to promote the WHO “Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)”, CACA hosted a senior seminar, Conference on Tobacco Control and Implement of WTO’s FCTC, at The Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

　　“Smokefree Worksite Initiative” was jointly launched by CACA and American Anti-Cancer Association on June 12th, 2008. The advocate, “smoke free worksite, starts from today”, has been put forward on the press conference in the hope of attracting more organizations to build 100% smoke free worksites to employees.

　　On Aug 9, 2008, a press conference was held to advocate “Smoke free Olympic, Healthier Lifestyle” in the Olympic Village – Jonson & Jonson Park. The conference recognizes those companies that support the realization of green Olympic and smokefree worksites. Packages containing advices to implement tobacco control were distributed to assist participants to create 100% smoke free worksites.

　　The theme of 08’ UICC World Cancer Day is “Today’s Children is Tomorrow’s World”, aiming to direct the attention of the world to the health condition of children and to build a safe environment for them. It is reported that around 700 million children, almost half of the world's children, breathe air polluted by tobacco smoke. Second-Hand Smoking victimizes many children. Therefore, it is very important to control tobacco and to build a smoke free environment. In 2008, CACA hosted a publicity promotion to create a smoke free environment for children in the Pediatric Cancer Department in Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital.