The department and the Antoine Lacassagne center have inaugurated the new Mozart center. A unique place in France to aid in the fight against cancer.
Located at the same site as the former Mozart clinic, the institute has undergone a complete transformation. To ensure optimal quality of life for patients, many actions have been undertaken. The institute offers a unique and unprecedented range of services available for free to everyone affected by cancer. Patients will benefit from care, support, and assistance. They will also have access to psycho-social support. To address this disease, awareness and prevention workshops will be offered. Additionally, professionals can come and share their experiences. To cater to patients, the institute employs 21 professionals at their service. The building spans four floors and consists of fourteen consultation rooms, with two available for associations. It also includes two therapeutic workshops, a physical activity room, and a teaching kitchen.
Acting for Quality of Life
This was the main theme of the speech by the department president, Charles Ange Ginésy. It is important to take care of the quality of life for the residents of the Alpes-Maritimes. The center is more than just a building; it will also serve as a means to combat the isolation of certain individuals. Indeed, associations and even the center itself will reach out to people affected by cancer in the valleys of the Alpes-Maritimes. To do this, it will rely on support from the Antoine Lacassagne center. Professor Emmanuel Barranger emphasized: “This is an evolution for our establishment. Allowing patients temporarily weakened by cancer and its treatments to receive supportive care and assistance, or even advice and information.”
Cancer: A Destructive Disease
Cancer is the leading cause of death in France. Approximately 160,000 people die each year. For several years, the number of new cases detected has remained stable. Nonetheless, these new cases still represented nine thousand new patients in the Alpes-Maritimes in 2020. On a national level, there were four hundred thirty-three thousand new cases detected in France in 2023. Finally, forty thousand people were monitored in the Alpes-Maritimes for cancer.
