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The mayor of San Javier, José Miguel Luengo today called on residents of the municipality to collaborate and help meet the demands of local associations against cancer, after declaring to San Javier as a united city with the fight against this disease "that unfortunately we all at some point is near. "
Luengo read this morning an institutional evident in the Plaza of Spain, coinciding with the celebration of the International Day Against Cancer, in a program of activities with which the Department of Health wants to raise awareness for prevention and information Cancer.
The event was attended, along with members of the corporation, associations, neighbors and health workers of the municipality, Tomas Fernandez, manager of the Mar Menor area VIII, who stressed the importance of raising awareness on the prevention against the disease, noting that up to 40 % of successful results in cancers such as breast or colon is due to early detection.
From early in the morning, a stand of the Spanish Association Against Cancer distributed solidarity ties, as well as fruit and vegetables, of testimonial way to vindicate the importance of healthy eating.
A sports and leisure program in the afternoon with skating, and buzzes put the emphasis on physical exercise as another recommended habit.
Association volunteers responded to the demands of stakeholders and raised funds throughout the day.
Other aspects bearing on the social awareness of the disease as the "Cut your pigtail" campaign, which has developed the hairdresser Maria Travé, to collect donations natural hair for donation to the Spanish Association of hairpieces, which is a contributor solidarity.
The Association maintains a collaboration agreement with the Spanish Association Against Cancer for making wigs that are distributed to sick without financial means.
Several donors have already announced their participation as well as some spontaneous, a requirement that had to exceed 30 centimeters mane, today donated her hair.
It has also tried to reach the smallest through the schools that have developed "The Tree of Good Wishes" in which each center has focused artistically diverse and dozens of drawings and messages of hope written by their students.
Presented trees could be seen in the lobby of City Hall and will also travel to the hospital Los Arcos, from 8 to 14 February and Health Center San Javier from 15 to 22 February.
In the afternoon, Dr. Querubina Meroño and psychologist Roman Naiker abordarám from another perspective and in conversation with attendees disease after the screening of the film "Wigs" in the auditorium of City Hall.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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