This meeting is an opportunity for the president of the league, Maurice SCHNEIDER, to present his moral report on a year of actions in favor of patients in the department. It was attended by donors, elected officials, partners, employees, and volunteers.
Tobacco-free spaces, fundraising in favor of the league, marathons, and organized symposiums are among the many actions carried out this year by the league against cancer in support of patients and their families.
Cancers are and remain the leading cause of death. They affect nearly 400,000 new patients every year in France. From the announcement of the illness to treatments, from recovery to reconstruction, the journey is long.
Raising greater public awareness about cancer issues and the mechanisms to combat it: this is the main strategy in the fight against cancer that relies on the population.
The league against cancer, a non-governmental organization with over 700,000 members and 13,000 volunteers, makes the battle against this scourge a societal issue. It ensures the change of the image of cancer and those affected by it.
If we truly pay attention to prevention, we can prevent 40% of cancers, reports Maurice SCHNEIDER, President of the league against cancer. They fight in three complementary directions: research to cure, prevention to protect, support to help.
This league brings together health, economic, and social actors, but also political actors across all territories. The physical and psychological problems caused by this disease are addressed in a unique league space in the Alpes-Maritimes.
Fighting against cancer is, above all, fighting so that life continues, and with it, the joy of living.
