Last night the Association to Help Women with Breast Cancer presented its distinctions to those who have stood out in the fight against this disease
The Association to Help Women with Breast Cancer (Amiga) presented yesterday the events on the occasion of the International Breast Cancer Day and delivered its ‘pink ties’, with which it intends to “engage” various entities and people with the “visibility »And collaboration in the fight against this disease.
This year, the association imposed the ‘pink ribbon’ on the mayor of Murcia, José Antonio Serrano, and the rector of the UPCT, Beatriz Miguel Hernández. The doctor and communicator José Martínez López also received this symbol of commitment; the Councilor for Health of the Murcia City Council, Esther Nevado; LA VERDAD journalist Javier Pérez Parra; the cardiologist from Santa Lucía José Abellán, participant in Masterchef; the head of Oral Medicine at the UMU School of Medicine and Dentistry, Pía López, and the chef of the Magoga restaurant, María Gómez García. Likewise, the restaurant El Churra and the company Eversia were recognized.
Also claims
The event was held in the Auditorium of La Merced and was attended by the rector, José Luján; and the Government delegate, José Vélez, among other assistants. The president of Amiga, Catiana Martínez, claimed more support for patients and warned of the consequences of the health crisis on cancer care. “The pandemic has greatly affected breast cancer patients, who have had to live with their disease, with the uncertainty of how this would affect their treatments and check-ups, and with the fear of the coronavirus, which It could pose, in some cases, a very significant risk to their health, “he recalled. “This situation has highlighted the need for a robust public health system, and this can only be achieved through investment in Health, providing it with the necessary resources for the system to function properly,” he warned.
Thanks to the efforts of professionals, the impact on patients has been “minimal”, but “we are concerned about the lack of diagnosis that the pandemic may have generated, estimated at around 20% in cancer,” said Catiana Martínez. For this reason, he considered that “it is urgent to restore normality in primary and hospital care” and “that the cuts to which public health in this region have been subjected to end.”
During the event, the book ‘Alba y Pastora Amazona’, by Pastora Mompeán Franco, who was the first president of Amiga and passed away in 2018, was presented.
‘Weaving for life’
Amiga will celebrate next Tuesday, International Breast Cancer Day, the traditional activity ‘Weaving for life’ in the Plaza de Santo Domingo in Murcia. Throughout the day, there will be information points throughout the city and, at 8.30 pm, the institutional event will take place, with the reading of a manifesto. The ‘Moneo’ building will be illuminated with the color pink that symbolizes the fight against breast cancer.
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