The Ponchettes beach on the Promenade des Anglais will be lively for two days to raise awareness about the dangers of this disease as well as the possible harms of the sun. Two days to learn everything about skin cancer.
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Cancéropôle PACA (2003-2013), several events are organized in Marseille and Nice for the general public, high school students, university students, patient committees, and all its partners… The aim is to provide a realistic view of the progress in research over the past 10 years, initiate reflection, engage the public, and have a global vision of our society’s expectations.
Among these varied “10 years” events, a weekend of information and awareness on Skin Cancers: “Sun, friend or enemy, two days to find out…” on Saturday, June 15, and Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Nice, on the Promenade des Anglais, around Beach Volleyball. An event co-organized with the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, the Faculty of Sports, the LAHMESS, the Nice University Hospital, the 06 Committee of the League Against Cancer, the Regional Cancer Network OncoPACACorse, the research institutes C3M, IPMC, IRCAN, and Nice Volleyball.
With the support of the City of Nice and the Metropole of Nice, the Culture Science Network of the Regional Council and the DRRT, INCa, CNRS, INSERM, the League Against Cancer, and the active participation of partners: La Roche-Posay, Banque Populaire Provençale et Corse, Tribord, Nice Volley Beach, Vitalis, InitiativeStaps…
Nice and its region enjoy abundant sunshine throughout the year. We reap many benefits from it, but we also need to protect ourselves because sun exposure can contribute to the development of skin cancers (more than 70,000 cases diagnosed each year in France).
The increase in recreational practices such as sunbathing and outdoor leisure activities, as well as the use of artificial UV tanning booths, largely explains this worrying increase. There are several forms of skin cancer: carcinomas, the most common, and melanomas, less frequent but much more serious. For several years, research has been exploring new avenues to treat aggressive and advanced forms of melanomas, hoping to alter the formidable prognosis of this cancer.
