“NWe are in the seventh edition of this awareness day”underlines Brigitte Dubouis, deputy mayor of Draguignan, who initiated the event when it was created in 2017. Thursday, October 17, from 4 p.m., the “Breast Cancer, let’s talk about it!” day will start. at the square of the Museum of Fine Arts with the Gym V Sport Santé association for two Pilates sessions.
Encourage screening at all costs
Place du Marché, at 4:30 p.m., prevention and information stands will be run by the Regional Cancer Screening Coordination Center (CRDC), as well as students from the Dracénois campus of the Var Public Training Institute for Health Professions (IFPVPS), the Territorial Professional Health Community (CPTS) of Dracénie and other partners such as the Dracénie Hospital Center (CHD) or the Notre-Dame Polyclinic.
“This day is above all a catalyst for annual awareness raising by healthcare personnel”explains Sébastien Guillen, head of the Health department at the town hall. “Because prevention is essential”he insists.
Among the partners present for this year is Alexia Cassar. Neo-Arcoise has been a cancer researcher for more than 15 years. She subsequently decided to delve, in parallel, into the reconstruction of the nipples of patients cured by mastectomy of breast cancer using 3D tattooing.
Culture and sport at the center of everything
“We must not forget that less than one in two women undergo scheduled screening for the disease, while one in seven women are affected”explains the scientist. “Breast cancer causes 60,000 cases and 12,000 deaths each year. The positive thing is that nine out of ten cancers are curable when early detection is carried out.”
The whole point of the afternoon.
“The objective is to link culture, sport and health for this day”adds Brigitte Dubouis. It is in this context that the Caboch’arts collective of artists comes into play. “They will sell many items, the proceeds of which will be donated to an association fighting cancer. This year it will be Within Remission”explains Françoise Maurice, member of the collective and deputy mayor of Draguignan responsible for culture. “The poster for the event was designed by Sophie Camatte, an artist with a disability and member of the collective. “
At 5:30 p.m., the students of the GR Dracénoise will give a performance, Place du Marché. From there will start the Rose March, which last year brought together around 300 people.
Exhibition at the town hall
At 7 p.m., students from the Créations Éphémères dance school, by Fany Vicente will close it all with a performance in the square of the Museum of Fine Arts.
“At the same time, from Wednesday, an exhibition of paintings created by the members of Hestia’s Odyssey will be held in the corridor of the town hall leading to the Cordeliers room for a fortnight”concludes Sébastien Guillen, about the “challenge launched” to the companions of military entrepreneurs, united within this association located on rue de Trans.
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