In this month of October, our society is tinged with pink. A pink that not only symbolizes femininity, but above all struggle, hope and solidarity. Pink October is much more than an awareness campaign; it is a call for everyone to mobilize to support the cause of breast cancer, a disease which disrupts the lives of more than 60,000 women in France each year.
Breast cancer spares no one. It crosses generations, affects all social classes, and does not distinguish between regions or cities. Behind each diagnosis, there is a woman, a mother, a daughter, a sister, a friend. There are lives on hold, families trembling, bodies and minds struggling to stay standing. Above all, there is an immense need for support, accompaniment, and recognition for these women who, very often, find themselves alone in this ordeal.
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A moment of collective awareness
Pink October is an opportunity to remind everyone of the importance of screening. We know that detecting breast cancer at an early stage significantly increases the chances of cure.
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However, too many women still do not take the time to get tested, due to lack of information, resources, or fear. This month must be a moment of collective awareness: there is nothing more precious than life, and a simple gesture like a mammogram can save it. It is our duty, as elected officials, to guarantee that screening is accessible to everyone, regardless of social, geographic or economic inequalities.
And then, there is this silent fight, the one that comes after the illness. Reconstruction, whether physical or psychological, is an often forgotten stage. Women who have overcome breast cancer still too often have to fight to overcome the stigma left by treatments, to accept a transformed body.
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Giving women back a sense of normalcy
With my colleagues from the National Rally, today we are resubmitting a proposed resolution inviting the government to recognize and allow full coverage by Health Insurance for 3D therapeutic tattooing following breast cancer.
Mastectomy, which involves the partial or total removal of one or both breasts, although essential for saving lives, results in a major bodily transformation. After surgery and treatments, many people turn to breast reconstruction, an important step in reclaiming their body. But even after this reconstruction, a crucial element is often missing: the nipple.
It’s not just about hiding a scar or recreating a missing element; it’s about giving women back a sense of normalcy and belonging to their own bodies, after a long and trying battle. Far from hospital rooms, the living room then becomes a place of rebirth, where we rebuild ourselves not as a patient, but as a person who makes a conscious choice to reclaim their body. This is why, convinced that healing requires the restoration of a sense of self, I ask the government to allow this saving treatment.
