The battle against cancer cannot be won without allies and supporters, said today the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Mr.Yannis Karousos, at the opening ceremony of the 47th Christodoula March of the Cyprus Cancer Society in the free Famagusta District. The events of the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Association are organized under the motto "Be the strength of the fighters of life".
The Christodoula March, which after two difficult years is returning to its original form, has become an institution in Cypriot society and has made an enormous contribution to the uninterrupted provision of palliative care services to our fellow citizens suffering from cancer, Mr. Karousos noted. As the Minister of Transport said, cancer has become a scourge that afflicts more and more citizens, with negative consequences for both the sufferers themselves and their families, as well as for the entire society, the Health Systems and the economies of the states.
As the Government, he said, we are taking a number of policies aimed at the prevention and effective treatment of cancer. By way of example, he spoke of the population-based breast and colon cancer screening programmes, as well as the HPV vaccination programme offered free of charge to girls and boys in the first grade of high school. In addition, the Ministry of Health has updated the National Cancer Strategy to be in line with the European one. Through the National Cancer Strategy, prevention programmes are being implemented, the Breast Centre is operating and the establishment of the Cancer Institute is being promoted, focusing on a holistic approach to cancer patients from early prevention to treatment and palliative care.
A valuable partner of the Government in this ongoing effort is the Cyprus Anticancer Association, which acts in a supportive and supportive manner through its work and contributes substantially and beneficially to the pillar of palliative care. A characteristic example of the role of the Cyprus Anticancer Association is the operation of the "Arodafnousa" Palliative Care Centre, which will be expanded in the coming period with an additional 10 beds, further upgrading its already high quality services.
This year again, said Mr. Karousos, we show the solidarity and humanity that characterizes us as a people, we join forces, support the financial support of the Cyprus Anticancer Association and become the strength of our fellow human beings who are fighting to emerge victorious.
The start of the Christodoula March in the free Famagusta Province was held at the Dherynia Town Hall with the finish at the Municipality of Sotiras and specifically at the Christodoula Monument of the Cypriot sculptor Philip Yapanis, which has been erected in the Municipality, as a minimal sign of the debt of the Cypriot society to our fellow human beings who are fighting the difficult battle against cancer.
(MKY)
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