Near 7,000 women a year are diagnosed with triple negative breast cancerwhich means a 20% of global cases. It’s about cancer more aggressive and that for the moment has no cure. Su progress is fast and mainly affects 40 year old women. Only 12% of those who suffer from it survive up to five years, which means that 87.5% of them do not reach the first two years after receiving the diagnosis.
For triple negative breast cancer awareness and its effects, the Gilead organization has presented an art exhibition entitled ‘Pictures with hope’. This exhibition aims to make visible the situation in which thousands of women in Spain find themselves and in this way achieve a Increased support to further advance investigations to cure this aggressive cancer.
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Art gives triple negative breast cancer a voice
The San Carlos Clinical Hospital in Madrid opens its doors to a innovative art exhibition: ‘Pictures with hope’. This artistic presentation, made with the collaboration of Gilead, has worked with the help of a intelligence program artificialwhich “achieves capture and transform into digital artwork the emotions of patients with triple negative breast cancer metastatic,” according to the event’s statement. pain, rageimpotence, but also hope and acceptance They are the protagonists of these paintings.
At the opening of this exhibition authorities were present As the Minister of Health of the Community of Madrid, Enrique Ruiz Escudero, the president of the association breast cancer Metastásico, Pilar Fernández and the general director of Gilead, María Rio, among other personalities, to also participate in the colloquium after the presentation, where they talked about the consequences of triple negative breast cancer and the need for further research.
The protagonists
‘Pictures with hope’ is inspired especially in three triple-negative breast cancer patients. They are Sonia, Ángeles and Gema, who have been participating in campaigns like these since 2016. For them, research is the only way to stay alive. “Innovation saves us, we depend on her to move forward,” says Gem. For Sonia and Angeles comment on one of the videos that accompanies the exhibition that “You feel yourself falling into an abyss are hitting the ground,” when a diagnosis like this arrives.
Research is essential
With this exhibition, which will visit various cities in Spain, the aim is to raise awareness and sensitize society about triple negative breast cancer and the need to continue with research to find a more effective treatment. “The future is increasingly positive thanks to these investigations, and it is necessary to continue advancing”, commented the Minister of Health of the Community of Madrid. And he wanted to conclude his speech with the following words: “We must continue investigating, perfecting cancer care and commit to humanization”.
