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On Sunday October 22 from 11:30 hours from the Plaza de España and to the Patron Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Huertas, in collaboration with the City Council, the Local Board of AECC Lorca will also develop the fourth Lorca popular and charitable march on the occasion of the World Day against Breast Cancer
The Councilor for Health of the City of Lorca, Maria del Carmen Ruiz, and the president of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC), Magdalena López, visited this morning the information table installed in the Plaza de Calderón on the occasion of the campaign of awareness that this entity is making to commemorate the World Day against Breast Cancer that is celebrated today, October 19 under the motto #sumatealrosa.
María del Carmen Ruiz has reported that "The Local Board of the AECC in Lorca will have installed until this time at 13:30 this information table where they will offer free pink ribbon identification with the fight against breast cancer. action is to inform the population about issues related to the disease, offering information leaflets and answering the doubts of citizens.
The Office of Health has indicated that "regular mammograms are the most effective way to prevent the development of this serious disease. A simple test that gives us peace of mind, safety and, in the worst case, the possibility of a treatment If you are between 45 and 69 years of age, it is recommended that you have a mammogram every two years.It is a quick test, which is very annoying and free of charge, and making it as easy as going to the appointment programmed or ask for a new one in your Health Center.There will indicate where and when to go.It is also worth remembering that our city usually has the truck that the Spanish Association against Cancer has mammograms, the same is installed in the parking of the Center Commercial Eroski San Diego ".
Ruiz Jódar has stated that "breast cancer is the most frequent neoplasm in women and the leading cause of cancer mortality in a certain segment of the female population. The origin of this disease is in the onset, for reasons that if not detected in time, the disease can progress and these tumors spread to other organs of the body, such as the lung, bones or brain.To avoid this, today we count with treatments that offer better results, but that depend to a large extent on the fact that the problem has been detected in time, since almost 100% of cases have a cure if detected early. this process from the outset.And for this, early detection is a fundamental weapon.The sooner we know the existence of a problem, the more likely we will have to face it successfully.
The Councilor for Health has also recalled that next Sunday October 22 from 11:30 hours from the Plaza of Spain and the Sanctuary Patronal of the Virgin of the Huertas, in collaboration with the City Council, the Local Board of AECC de Lorca will develop the fourth Lorca and charitable march on the occasion of the World Day against Breast Cancer, which aims to all participants to show their support to those suffering from this disease and raise funds for research conducted by the AECC.
Entries can be made at a price of 5 euros for adults and children up to 12 years free, until the day of the test.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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