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THINK PINK
Issue No. 1999
26 Oct - 1 Nov 2023
THE City Hall of Antas shone pink on October 19 as it stood firm in the fight against breast cancer on International Breast Cancer Awareness Day. The World Health Organisa tion celebrates the Internation al Day against breast cancer on this date, that transcends geo graphical borders and seeks to raise awareness among the world’s population about the importance of prevention and early diagnosis of this disease that affects millions of women in Spain and all over the world. It also seeks to improve women’s access to effective controls, diagnoses and treat ments.
credit Galicia Facebook page
The fight against breast cancer never stops.
Breast cancer accounts for about 30 per cent of female tu mours in Spain and the Span ish Association Against Cancer (AECC) has explained that most of the cases were diag nosed in women aged 35 and
above. Early detection of breast cancer greatly increases the survival rate and so raising awareness of the symptoms is paramount in the fight against the disease. These pink lights are one of the many efforts
made by the locality of Antas as it joined this campaign, rais ing awareness among its pop ulation by implementing com munication campaigns in its schools and local community. Alongside this Antas will al so hold the ‘Pink Arrows Against Breast Cancer’ on November 12 at Antas shoot ing range. This event will in clude a breast cancer informa tion station, an archery competition and many food and drink stands. It starts at 9am, the entry price is €10and everything raised from the event will will be donated to the Association of Women with Breast Cancer (AMAMA).
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