The “Nérisienne”, mobilized 1,500 participants, 200 more than the 2023 edition of a common cause, while promoting the importance of physical activity in prevention and recovery after breast cancer. The funds raised during this event are entirely donated to the Entraide Cancer du Sein association, which works to support people affected by this disease. Since its creation, “La Nérisienne” has raised more than 80,000 euros, demonstrating the continued commitment of the town hall and its residents to this cause.
The Néris-les-Bains thermal baths have notably launched the PACS program (Post-Breast Cancer Support Program), aimed at improving the quality of life of patients by offering them psychological support and adapted activities.
This multidimensional commitment from the town hall of Néris-les-Bains, associated with the tourist office, reflects a strong desire to support people affected by breast cancer, by combining awareness-raising actions, fundraising and well-being programs. adapted.
Key figures
With around 61,214 new cases in 2023[1] and more than 900,000 people affected in France, the cancer be you is the most widespread of female cancers.
- 1st rank of female cancers in terms of frequency (33% of all new cases of cancer);
- 12,600 annual deaths;
- almost 80% of breast cancers develop after age 50;
- median age at diagnosis = 64 years.
One in eight women develop breast cancer during their lifetime. Detected early, breast cancer is cured in 9 out of 10 cases. It is between the ages of 50 and 74 that the discovery of 80% of breast cancers occurs and women are most exposed, this justifies the organized screening strategy implemented. in place in France among women in this age group. After age 74, screening is not abandoned, but individualized.
After doubling between 1980 and 2005, then a slight decrease observed for breast cancers between 2004 and 2008, the number of new cases seems to be on the rise again. The projections for 2023, which take into account the increase that followed, correspond to the highest level since 1990[3]. More encouraging, mortality (number of deaths/year) has been gradually decreasing since the 1980s with a decline of 1.6% per year between 2010 and 2018. The result of enormous progress, both in terms of screening and treatment. medical burden of disease. As proof, today, more than 3 cancers be you out of 4 are cured with 88% survival at 5 years (for a diagnosis between 2010 and 2015) and 80% at 10 years
Man and breast cancer: men can also develop a cancer be you. These cases are, however, rare, since they represent less than 1% of the total number of breast cancers and are more frequently diagnosed after age 60..
Source key figures: 2024 cancer league
