WRAD Co-Chair and Radiation Oncologist, Professor Sandra Turner, sat down for an interview with OncoDaily to discuss World Radiotherapy Awareness Day.  Prof Turner shares the importance of improving access to patients who need radiotherapy, and the need for amplifying efforts worldwide. “What we hope, through World Radiotherapy Awareness Day, and through using One Voice for Radiotherapy is that we can all come together. We can learn from each other. We can share our resources. We can share our experiences. We can come together particularly around September the 7th, so that we can amplify all of the work and all of the voices, to be better heard.” - Sandra Turner Watch the full interview: OncoDaily also shared a wrap up article about World Radiotherapy Awareness Day.  You can read more here:

On the 5th of September, the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse , a cancer treatment centre in Sydney Australia, celebrated World Radiotherapy Awareness Day. “Chris O’Brien Lifehouse Beam Team: Lighting up World Radiotherapy Awareness Day” They shared: “Our amazing radiation therapists, physicists and clinical crew gathered at our Edge Linac to celebrate World Radiotherapy Day and highlight the vital role of radiation therapy in cancer treatment.” View more WRAD Events here:

We're excited to announce that WRAD has been spotlighted by GenesisCare in their article, “Introducing World Radiotherapy Awareness Day (WRAD).” The article features an interview with WRAD Committee member, Associate Professor Lucinda Morris, Radiation Oncologist.  She shares the inspiring origins of WRAD and envisions its bright future.  While discussing the importance of WRAD she said: “The day highlights the critical challenges our sector faces, including limited access in low- and middle-income countries, workforce shortages, and persistent myths and misconceptions about radiotherapy. It’s about sparking conversations and driving change so more people living with cancer can receive the treatment they deserve.”- Lucinda Morris Thank you to GenesisCare for highlighting the work of WRAD, and for being a sponsor of World Radiotherapy Awareness Day’s inaugural year.    You can read the full article here: We’d love for you to feature WRAD in your own publication or newsletter.  Contact us  for more info.

On 4th September, New Zealand radiation therapists led a team effort to celebrate the impact of radiotherapy through a morning tea and cutting of a spectacular WRAD cake. Interested in organising an activity or event like this? Share it with us on our website:

We’re pleased to share that WRAD has been featured by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) in the op-ed contribution “Radiotherapy at the Heart of Global Cancer Care", written by Global Coalition for Radiotherapy Executive Director Darien Laird. Darien is also a member of and contributor to the WRAD Committee: “This year marks the launch of World Radiotherapy Awareness Day (WRAD) on 7 September, a global movement to shine a light on radiotherapy and the people who deliver and benefit from it. WRAD is about recognition, solidarity, and action. It invites cancer organisations, hospitals, academic centres, professional societies, and industry leaders to raise their voices together.” - Darien Laird We are grateful to the UICC for amplifying this message. Read the full article here: We’d love for you to feature WRAD in your own publication or newsletter.  Contact us  for more info.

We’re pleased to share that WRAD has been featured in the article, “World Radiotherapy Awareness Day: A Call to Action to Make Radiotherapy Understood and Accessible” by Accuray.  The article features an interview with WRAD Co-Chair Katie Wakeham. “It is well established that timely access to radiotherapy can improve survival rates and quality of life for cancer patients, and knowing this has inspired me to campaign for the rights of people to receive it. I believe by communities coming together to leverage “One Voice for Radiotherapy” there is collective power to improve access to radiotherapy.” - Katie Wakeham Read the full article here: A heartfelt thank you to Accuray for supporting our cause and amplifying this movement. To feature your WRAD News on our website, please contact us for more info.

We’re pleased to share that The European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) has featured WRAD in their Newsletter. ESTRO President, Prof Matthias Guckenberger, shares a powerful message on why radiotherapy is essential, versatile, and lifesaving for millions of cancer patients worldwide. Access the full post here: We extend our sincere thanks to ESTRO for highlighting World Radiotherapy Awareness Day and for their ongoing support. We invite you to feature WRAD in your own publication or newsletter. Explore our WRAD Resource Toolkit   for ideas.

We are pleased to share this message from Arthur Kaindl, Head of Varian, a Siemens Healthineers Company, and one of our Visionary Sponsors of the inaugural World Radiation Therapy Day. Varian has a long-standing commitment to advancing cancer care and raising awareness of the essential role radiotherapy plays in treatment.   In his message, Arthur reflects on the advances achieved in radiotherapy, and the shared responsibility we have to continue driving innovation in cancer treatment. Radiotherapy is recommended for more than half of all cancer patients and its evolution has only been made possible through collaboration in the radiotherapy community. Today, the technology enable treatments that are more precise, more efficient, and more personalized, helping patients receive care that is more effective, less invasive, and better integrated into their daily lives.   Varian shares our mission to expand access to high-quality care in every community worldwide. Our thanks to their support in highlighting the progress made possible by clinicians, researchers, and patient advocates, who are helping make this a reality. Watch the video message from Arthur Kaindl:

WRAD has been featured in an article in the Swedish publication, Dagens Medicin .  Written by leaders of professional societies in Sweden, they state that: “The awaited plan for developing Swedish radiotherapy can't wait. WRAD will show that there are global needs to fill, in Sweden we face similar needs; staffing, equipment and research needs to be enforced. A national cancer strategy including resources for developing radiotherapy is suggested to the government.” The article is a reminder to decision makers that the radiotherapy community eagerly waits their decision, and the authors declare that they and the whole radiotherapy community is ready to start implementing this plan.  Read the full article here: To feature your WRAD news story, contact us   for more info.

It is with gratitude that we share this message from HRH Princess Dina Mired and The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC). We appreciate every advocate and supporter who is raising their voice for radiotherapy. Share your voice by posting a video on social media and tagging @World Radiotherapy Awareness Day so we can share your contributions. For other ideas, make sure to explore our WRAD Resource Toolkit . Or feature WRAD in your own publication or newsletter. As HRH Princess Dina Mired said: “Together, let us raise One Voice for fair access, continued innovation, and a brighter future for all those facing cancer.”

We are excited to announce that our WRAD campaign logo is available in Spanish! This milestone was made possible thanks to the generous support of Joaquín Carlos Ferrer Criado, the GCR Resident Partner  Co-Chair, and the Sociedad Uruguaya de Radioterapia Clínica Oncológica (SURCO).  They not only provided the translation of our logo, but have offered to do a Spanish translation of the website as well.  Looking ahead to next year’s campaign, we would love to expand our translations even further. If you or your organization are interested in helping us translate the logo or other campaign materials into your language, we would be delighted to collaborate. Be sure to see all of our available WRAD translations in the WRAD Resource Toolkit . We also have logos in Arabic, Chinese, French and Swahili. We have ‘One Voice’ posters in many more languages. A heartfelt thank you goes out to all of our sponsors, and to everyone who has supported this initiative, whether by contributing translations, planning events, sharing materials, or simply spreading the word. We couldn’t have done this without you!  Together we are trying to ensure  people living with cancer get access to life-saving radiotherapy. Don't miss this video of our SURCO colleagues presenting el Dia Mundial por la Radioterapia on the television show, Desayunos Informales .

Cancer Voices SA, along with the radiotherapy team at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, hosted a guided tour of a radiotherapy bunker. The tour group were primarily cancer researchers who have never seen a LINAC.   Julie McCrossin, Patient Advocate, Cancer Voices SA expressed the importance of reaching out to the cancer community to learn more about this vital cancer treatment. She also shared her gratitude to the Royal Adelaide Hospital team members, and the cancer survivors on this tour: “Thanks to cancer survivor Chris who discussed his experience of radiotherapy treatment for both prostate cancer and head and neck cancer. And to the Radiation Therapist who had herself been treated with radiotherapy for breast cancer who shared the new insights she had gained from being a patient.”  Cancer Voices SA is based in Adelaide South Australia, led by cancer survivors and carers, using lived experiences to inform and improve cancer outcomes. Interested in organising an activity or event like this? Share it with us on our website: