Last week, the Antoine Lacassagne Center inaugurated a mural at the Institut Méditerranée de Protonthérapie.
On the occasion of the International Childhood Cancer Day, the Antoine Lacassagne Center inaugurated a mural created by Laure Adrian, artist-illustrator, at the Institut Méditerranéen de Protonthérapie. The Antoine Lacassagne Center is one of the three facilities in France offering a proton therapy technique. Proton therapy is a unique radiotherapy technique that uses protons.
The mural created by Laure Adrian accompanies children throughout their journey: from the consultation room, through the changing rooms, down the corridors leading to the treatment room. The artwork aims to create a reassuring, soothing, and joyful environment for the young patients in their fight. Art can be a healing tool. It brings a sense of well-being to the children.
Laure Adrian depicted an imaginary underwater world. It is a figurative mural, with many details. We can observe small fish, mermaids, and even pirates in the blue ocean. “This theme allows young patients an escape,” highlights the artist. The children can therefore marvel while calmly advancing in their battle against the disease.
Stars in Their Eyes in the Fight Against the Disease
Many projects have been initiated by the Association des Petits Princes. Indeed, the Association supported the creation of the mural. Likewise, it initiated the backpack and children’s dreams operation.
Through these operations, the association strives to bring smiles to children by fulfilling their dreams and giving them gifts. These small gestures help to put stars in the eyes of the little princes and princesses who fight every day against the disease. This year, the ten thousandth dream will be realized.
Some Figures
Cancer is the leading cause of death by illness among children over the age of one. One in 440 children is affected by cancer before the age of 15. Each year, 600 children are treated with radiotherapy in France.
