What is Next Ribbon?

Next ribbon is a project aiming at symbiosis society with cancer.
We are working on the 140th anniversary of the Asahi Shimbun Publishing Company and the 60th anniversary of the Japan Cancer Soccer Association.
One in two people, once in a lifetime it took the age of cancer.
On the other hand, due to medical advances, cancer is not necessarily a deadly disease, but it is turning into a "long-standing disease".
We hope to undergo cancer screening (*) for early detection and to work for peace of mind when it comes to cancer, and to become a society where we can live.
Cancer is not about everyone else but "yourself" problem.
So everyone thought, launched the "Next Ribbon Declaration Planning" in order to widely convey the necessity of a symbiotic society with cancer.
February 4th is World Cancer Day (World Cancer Day). The whole world thinks about cancer, it is a day to face each other.
February 4, 2018, the entire Country in the event venue on hospitals and cancer, the "coexistence with cancer," the theme to many people, that you are thinking to face the cancer, I want you there this society , The thought of an important person ... etc, as a message on a rainbow ribbon of 24 mm in width and 24 cm in length symbolizing this day.
Various feelings received from everyone (posted on this site:http://www.asahi.com/ad/nextribbon/proclaim/Please make an image song of the next ribbon from). The full text of the message can be Download from the following.
(*) Five cancers of stomach cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, colon cancer, scientifically proved the effect of medical examination. For cancer screening age, cervical cancer is over 20 years old, gastric cancer is over 50 years old (※ For the time being, stomach X-ray examination can be carried out for 40 years old) Other 3 cancers are over 40 years old .