The azalea of the Airc Foundation's research returns on the occasion of Mother's Day, to give strength to researchers engaged in increasingly early diagnosis and more effective treatments for cancers that affect women.
The strength of women and that of bonds are the message that Airc wants to convey through this campaign throughout the month of May: the same strength that starts from research, reaches patients and multiplies thanks to the support of the people who are close to them and take care of them every day.
Twenty thousand volunteers return to over 3600 squares on Sunday 14 May to distribute the azalea, against a donation of 18 euros, to support the work of Airc researchers. Together with the plant will be delivered a guide with information on prevention in the various age groups. In 39 years, the initiative has raised over 290 million euros. You can also surprise mom by ordering azalea on Amazon.
Last year in our country more than 185,000 new cases of cancer were estimated in the female population, about 10,000 more than in 2019, the year before the outbreak of the pandemic. The most frequent cancers were breast (55,700), colorectal (20,100), lung (14,600), uterus (10,200) and thyroid (8,700). The screenings, offered free of charge by the National Health Service for some diseases and to some sections of the population, allow to identify precancerous lesions or the presence of a tumor when it is still at the initial stage, but adherence in Italy is still too low, according to the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (Aiom).
Along with screening, the main ally of patients is research. In recent years, the survival of women 5 years after cancer diagnosis has reached 65% thanks to the important results obtained by scholars. Alberto Bardelli, Scientific Director of Ifom, the Institute of Molecular Oncology of the Airc Foundation, with his research group has recently identified through preclinical studies a therapeutic strategy that could make metastatic colon tumors sensitive to immunotherapy, which in 95% of cases do not respond to this type of treatment.
For Mother's Day the azalea of Airc research returns
2023-05-09T19:25:36.213Z
Highlights: The azalea of the Airc Foundation's research returns on the occasion of Mother's Day. In 39 years, the initiative has raised over 290 million euros. Last year in Italy more than 185,000 new cases of cancer were estimated in the female population. The most frequent cancers were breast (55,700), colorectal (20,100), lung (14,600) and uterus (10,200) and thyroid (8,700) The survival of women 5 years after cancer diagnosis has reached 65% thanks to research.
The azalea of the Airc Foundation's research returns on the occasion of Mother's Day, to give strength to researchers engaged in increasingly early diagnosis and more effective treatments for cancers that affect women. (ANSA)