International Breast Cancer Day did not go unnoticed once again in the capital Cadiz. Dozens of people, mostly women, attended the scheduled events, with the color pink as the common denominator. A poster of Agamama (Gaditana Association of Women with Breast Cancer) was read in front of the door of the Cadiz town hall, in which politicians and politicians of all backgrounds and colors participated. It was Elena Santos, a member of the institution and a volunteer, who conducted the reading, in which the goal was more than clear: “Going out on the street with the aim of raise awareness and raise awareness to ensure that women have access to early detection campaigns promoted by the National Health System and receiving the best and most effective diagnoses and treatments “.
“It is essential for us to streamline early diagnostic testing, follow-up and review, at initiation and in changes during treatment. Waiting generates fear, anguish and uncertainty in us; feelings and emotions that we have to deal with as we await its realization. It can’t take months. Patients with metastatic breast cancer must speed up administrative and bureaucratic processes for approving new treatments that make a clear difference between continuing to live or die. We can’t wait. The disease continues to progress and that time is vital for us ”.
The manifesto recalled that a cancer diagnosis “has a great impact on an emotional level. We are sensitive to the fact that breast cancer is not only affected by women, but also by all the people around us. Feelings of stress, fear, loneliness and anxiety These are some of the emotions that patients and our families experience every day and that aggravate our pathological processes on a physical and psychological level ”.
“That is why today we are reaching out to all those people, relatives and close friends who have lived in close contact with breast cancer. Do not forget that you are fundamental pillars for us and therefore we need you to be informed and prepared. Today more than ever we are all aware that we need each other to continue to grow ”, he heard himself at the door of the Town Hall.
According to Agamama “needs change because the disease evolves and, with the new survivors, it must be addressed in a personalized way. Comprehensive medicine is fundamental in which primary care plays a leading role in consolidating the relationship and decision-making process between doctor and patient. We want to actively participate in decisions about our health. The humanization of medical care in general and, in the area of primary care in particular, is another of the needs that we maintain ”.
Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in women. It is a disease that one in eight women will suffer for their entire life. For this reason, through the aforementioned manifesto, Agamama continues to defend “early diagnosis programs promoted and managed by the public health system, fair, free and continued over time, in order to improve prognosis and avoid premature mortality and associated disability. to this pathology. On this day we address a special appeal to solidarity, collaboration and social commitment “.
“Women with breast cancer face the wounds of a cancer that has appeared in our lives and in our bodies in various ways but, fortunately, research, innovative drugs, the dedication of professionals and the support of our loved ones, offer us. hope and the illusion of continuing to fight ”, Agamama pointed out, to put an end to a sense “We want to live, for this we need you to be at our side: politicians, health personnel, scientists, associations, family … Because it is a really difficult road and, at times, too long, but with your help and commitment the road becomes easier ”.
Students and teachers of the María Inmaculada school supported this concentration, showing a banner and a staging a Tik-Tok in favor of the cause. Similarly, Jorge, a 2nd year medical student, read one of the letters that would-be doctors like him send, in the Pink Letters initiative, to women with breast cancer. “Thanks for fighting and not giving up.” A sentence signed by all people sensitive to this disease.
The AECC was also present with an information table in the San Juan de Dios square, animated by a flashmob of the Fitgipsy dance group, and another in the Puerta del Mar university hospital.
