“The only way to fight this disease effectively is to act together,” says Josiane Priam, president of the committee of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Cancer League, at the inauguration of its new premises in Digne-les. -Baths. These allow the twenty volunteers to welcome around a hundred patients from Monday to Friday, in treatment and post-treatment, without having to go to the hospital where the former premises were located. Daniel Spagnou, president of the Association of Mayors of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, evokes the support of elected officials in the lower Alps. The vice-president of the Departmental Council Stéphanie Collombero, representing President Eliane Barreille, recalls the community’s commitment to prevention. Jean-Charles Borghini, vice-president of the Regional Council, highlights the 168,000 euros invested in these new premises, or half of their cost. They have an area of 120 square meters and have been in service for more than a year. The second Regional Cancer Plan has 12 million invested in projects similar to these new premises since 2022. Francis Kuhn and Marie-Jo Séry, representatives of the municipality of Digne, assured the League of unwavering support.
The leading cause of death in the region
“Cancer remains the leading cause of mortality in the Paca region with 31,000 people diagnosed each year and 12,000 deaths,” added Bertrand Biju-Duval, director of the Regional Health Agency 04. He deplores the too low rate of cancer. participation in breast cancer screening in the department, 46% in 04 compared to 59% in 05. “The government’s strategy to combat cancer is ambitious,” concludes Fabienne Monmarson, chief of staff of prefect Marc Chappuis. First with its funding of 17 billion euros mobilized over the period from 2021 to 2026 for the objectives pursued, namely to go from 250,000 new cases to 100,000 in a decade and to reduce the most deadly pathologies. » She welcomed the launch in parallel with this inauguration of a new Pink October.
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