Cancertweets

by League Against Cancer

Cancertweets is an act that makes people feel what it is like to have cancer and how easy it is to ignore it. We created 7 Twitter accounts that represented 7 types of cancer and 'spread out' the virtual cancer throughout thousands of accounts. Virtual cancer acted as a real cancer: at first, it followed silently. Then, it started to manifest itself subtly; finally it expressed its symptoms directly. Virtual cancer stopped following those who detected it on time. Those who ignored it received a final message.

Awards & Recognitions

Cannes Lions

🏆 Grand Prix for Good / 2014

🥇 Gold / Health & Wellness / 2014

🎗️ Shortlisted / Health & Wellness / 2014

🎗️ Shortlisted / Health & Wellness / 2014

🎗️ Shortlisted / Branded Content / 2014

One Show

🎗️ Merit Award / Interactive / 2014

🎗️ Merit Award / Interactive / 2014

🎗️ Merit Award / Interactive / 2014

Clio

🥇 Gold / PR / 2013

🥉 Bronze / Digital / 2013

London

🥈 Silver / Public Service / Cancertweets / 2013

🥉 Bronze / Direct / Cancertweets / 2013

🥉 Bronze / Guerrilla / Cancertweets / 2013

Webby

🏅 Honoree / Public Service & Activism / 2013

El Sol

🥇 Gold / Digital / 2013

🥇 Gold / Health / 2013

🥈 Silver / Integrated / 2013

🥈 Silver / Direct / 2013

🥈 Silver / Digital / 2013

🥈 Silver / Promo & Activation / 2013

El Ojo

🥇 Gold / PR / 2013

🥈 Silver / Interactive / 2013

🥈 Silver / Direct / 2013

🥉 Bronze / Third Eye / 2013

Wave

🥇 Gold / PR / 2013

🥈 Silver / Direct / 2013

Fiap

🥇 Gold / Direct / 2013

🥈 Silver / PR / 2013

El Dorado

🥇 Gold / Cyber / 2013

🥇 Gold / Media / 2013

🥇 Gold / PR / 2013

🥉 Bronze / Creative Effectiveness / 2014

Effies

🥈 Silver / Big Media Idea / 2013

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