Adeje council’s department of health, under councillor Amada Trujillo Bencomo, is marking World Cancer Day, on February 4th. She said, “The goal is to continue to make people aware of how cancer can affect us all, and help those who are suffering”. For this reason the Plaza de España in Adeje town will be lit in green on the nights of February 3rd and 4th, and a ribbon will hang on the door of the Town Hall on the 4th.
On World Cancer Day, from 10am, the AECC, (Spanish Cancer Association) will have an information table on the town hall steps, promoting the international theme this year, ‘close the care gap’, underlining the on-going inequalities that exist between cancer care options in different parts of the world, and to promote the work being done here to make sure that people do have the access to care that they need, have equal access to oncology processes, and treatments, regardless of the kind of cancer they are suffering from or where they live.
“We have to ensure that no-one goes undiagnosed regardless of any external crisis. We have to ensure that everyone who needs it has access to palliative care, specialists, and the psychological treatment that is needed to deal with the fear that a cancer diagnosis can bring”, said the councillor. Full information here:
www.acuerdocontraelcancer.com
Those visiting the information table can also donate funds to help in continuing research into cancer and fund the kind of care and family supports offered to sufferers by the association.
Adeje works all year around the help cancer sufferers through agreements with external association such as the AECC and the Walk for Life foundation. With the AECC they work on an integrated service for patients, which is for all those living in the south of the island, “meeting the psychological, social and physical needs of individuals currently experiencing oncology treatments and who are not being attended to by public health carers”, said Amada Trujillo Bencomo.
Trujillo Bencomo, herself a qualified doctor, said that in 2021 they dealt with hundreds of cases thanks to this collaboration with the AECC. They also offer free transport for those patients living in the south who need to go to Candelaria hospital for regular outpatient sessions.
The Walk for Life foundation offers help, care and fundraises for those with breast cancer, with funds also going towards research and treatment advances. Adeje has given the foundation the Pink Room, which is a meeting point and much more for volunteers and those who are suffering and recovering from breast cancer.
Among the important projects of the foundation is the annual Walk for Life, and BRA Project, which provides personalised therapeutic bras for women who have had mastectomies, specialised swim wear, lymphatic care for those with Lymphedema, nipple reconstruction, activities, workshops and training sessions.
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