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María Albarral
Marbella
Monday, 18 November 2024, 08:04
It has become a tradition that is surpassed every year. The XII 'Marea Rosa' (pink wave) solidarity walk held yesterday in Marbella brought together more than 3,000 locals who dyed the streets of the town in the colour of the fight against breast cancer. An event full of symbolism that every year brings together more people and has already established itself in the Costa del Sol as an unmissable event. The aim is clear: to give visibility to this disease and raise funds for the Spanish association against cancer (AECC).
"It is an initiative that aims to show support for all those who have breast cancer, a disease in which early diagnosis is very important. It is also essential to highlight the magnificent work that the association does with both patients and their families in medical, psychological and counselling matters," said the mayoress, Ángeles Muñoz, who was accompanied by other members of the local government team.
From early in the morning, volunteers gathered at Avenida del Mar to continue, until the last minute, enrolling participants who for 12 euros could register for the walk and receive their corresponding pink T-shirt for the four-kilometre walk along the Paseo Marítimo to the Palacio de Congresos Adolfo Suárez, where the finish line was located.
From 11am until registration closed at 12 noon, the place was alive with healthy activities, so people were able to warm up with fun warm-ups that, with laughter, turned yesterday into an act of solidarity and, at the same time, of union and community among the participants.
At midday the 'pink wave' began to walk through the streets of Marbella leaving impressive images of twinning in a very visual and colourful way. At the end of the walk all participants joined in a party full of surprises at the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos Adolfo Suárez in Marbella where a healthy solidarity meal with a strong family atmosphere took place.
President of the Marbella branch of the AECC, Santiago Gómez-Villares, confirmed that all the proceeds "will go to the association and to all the services that our organisation carries out to help patients and their families".
"It is wonderful to see how every year people respond to this event and, above all, the most important thing of all is the day of coexistence where women who are currently suffering from the disease meet with others who are fantastic and have already overcome it and together they help each other", added Gómez-Villares, who highlighted "the success of the event once again this year".
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In the 1990s, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared 19 October as Breast Cancer Day with the aim of multiplying efforts to raise awareness of this disease and raise awareness of the importance of prevention and early diagnosis. In 1991, the Susan G. Komen Foundation was the first to hand out pink ribbons to participants in a popular race in New York, and this was the origin of the colour that, 30 years later, represents the fight against this disease.
According to the latest data collected by the Spanish society of medical oncology (SEOM), around 36,395 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in 2024, with this type of tumour being the most common among women in Spain, ahead of colorectal, lung, uterine, thyroid and pancreatic cancer.
The incidence of breast cancer has increased in recent years. The AECC believes that this increase is probably due to changing reproductive habits, as well as obesity and sedentary lifestyles, among other factors.
Despite the increase in the number of cases, mortality from breast cancer, on the other hand, has decreased significantly. In fact, treatment is really effective with more than a 90% chance of survival, especially if the cancer is detected early.
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