The initiative in support of researchers committed to finding ever earlier diagnoses and more effective therapies for cancers that affect women returns throughout Italy
Say it with a flower. A special flower which in 38 years of life has become the symbol of Mother’s Day and a precious ally for women’s health. The Azalea della Ricerca has in fact made it possible over time to raise over 280 million euros. Resources that have enabled the best cancer scientists to work uninterrupted, for treat all patients more effectively. Sunday 8 Maycompatibly with the indications of the health authorities, the Airc volunteers return to the squares (Here, you can find the list) to distribute the azalea for a donation of 15 euros. Together with the plant is delivered a Guide with information on cancer prevention and treatment and three recipes signed by the Airc ambassador Antonella Clerici, by the food blogger Monica Papagna and by the chef Stefano Sforza. You can also get azalea online at Amazon.it.
Generous Italians: almost all 600,000 azaleas sold
And the results are already showing: «It is going very well, really beyond expectations. I do not deny that we were all worried about this moment as well as the uncertainty of the economic situation “ Niccolò Contucci, general manager of Airc busy in a square in Rome. “Thanks to the incredible effort of 25 thousand volunteers and the generosity of the Italians, the 580 thousand plants available at the banquets are almost all sold. And the 24 thousand we are offering on Amazon are also almost exhausted ». “Anyone who wanted to support cancer research is doing it and it’s a wonderful surprise. After 38 years of initiatives it is not so obvious ».
In 2021, over 180 thousand diagnoses
An event all “in pink”, that of 2022. In fact, the research Azalea is dedicated to supporting the fight against cancers that affect women. No.n 2021 in Italy there have been 182,000 new cases of cancer among women and it is estimated that one in three will receive a cancer diagnosis during their lifetime. THE The most frequent female cancers are those of the breast, colorectal, lung, thyroid, uterus, pancreas, melanoma, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, stomach, ovary. Today, five-year survival from diagnosis has reached 65 percent and nearly two million Italians have survived cancer. «It is necessary to continue investing in cancer research because the possibility of having new treatments starts from afar: patients today benefit from the results that researchers obtained 15 years ago, 10 years ago with studies and investments », underlines Contucci. Early diagnosis and increasingly effective therapies mean that today in Italy there are almost 3.6 million patients who have overcome cancer, an increase of approximately 37% compared to 10 years ago.
Francesca and Cecilia, faces of the countryside
Testimonial of the “Research Azalea” campaign I’m Francescatreated for thyroid cancer, and her little girl Cecilia. Francesca is a nephrologist who has been diagnosed a thyroid cancer
. “I offered to be patient for a colleague of mine to try out the new ultrasound system. That’s how I found out I had a thyroid nodule. ‘ Having received the news, Francesca wastes no time and in 48 hours performs all the checks: unfortunately it is a carcinoma, but luckily the MRI does not show metastases. “The iodine radiotherapy weighed heavily on the path of treatment because you become radioactive and you have to stay in isolation for several days, an aspect that tested me on a psychological level: I missed my little Cecilia and in that silent room I thought too much” .
Today Francesca is well and with her testimony she wants to underline once more the importance of prevention: «If even one person reading my story decides to get a checkup, I would be grateful. We women are attentive to prevention, but in reality we monitor breasts, uterus and little else. Instead, we must also pay attention to the thyroid. A simple ultrasound, which is a non-invasive examination, is enough to discover a lump. Let us not forget that this type of tumor is one of the most treatable, so we must not be afraid of it ».
May 8, 2022 (change May 8, 2022 | 1:30 pm)
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