Superliga Argentina and AFA Join International Child Cancer Day Campaign

The Superliga Argentina, with the Argentine Football Association, accompanies again the Pediatric Foundation Argentina (FuPeA) by the International Children's Cancer Day. Like this, the main equipment First division they will wear a white shirt as part of awareness and awareness campaign about the existence of cancer in children.

"On February 15, the International Children's Cancer Day, created in 2001, is celebrated with great global support, and the Argentine Pediatric Foundation (FuPeA) is closely badociated with its dissemination in our country, continuing its awareness campaign on the existence of cancer in children and adolescents, as well as the challenges their family faces in this diagnosis "said the organizers.

In this way, during the date 19 of the first tournament Argentine football division corresponding to the weekend of February 15 to 17, FuPeA, the squads of Boca Juniors, River Plate, San Lorenzo, Velez, Lanus, Newell, Banfield, Gymnastics and La Plata Fencing, Defense and Justice and Colon will wear when we go out on the ground a white shirt with logos the Pediatric Argentina Foundation, the Leo Messi Foundation and the National Cancer Institute.

In addition, in the match that Boca Juniors will play against Lanús Sunday, February 17 at La Bombonera, 12 boys from Garrahan Hospital who are in treatment they will accompany the players in the sleeve, at the exit of the field.

In addition, FuPeA will make the same Friday, February 15, a day at Garrahan Hospital this will start with the presentation of a music group, activities with children, their relatives, nurses and doctors of the hemato-oncology department of the hospital and will end with a release of golden balloons – color identifying the International Childhood Cancer Day – at the emergency exit from the 39 hospital, where each balloon will have a wish written by the children in treatment.

Finally, the day will end with the presence of the Boca Juniors team, who will visit the children in treatment of the above-mentioned Garrahan hospital service.

"The main goal of this day is also defend the need for all the children of the world to have irrespective of their country of origin, economic status or social clbad access to accurate and timely diagnosis and treatment, and therefore the best opportunities for healing. Through early diagnosis, availability and access to appropriate treatments and care, as well as affordable essential drugs, the death of children with cancer is preventable, "said Dr. Marcelo Scopinaro , medical director of FuPeA and former chief of the hematocrit department, Oncology of Garrahan.

According to the Argentine registry of onco-pediatric hospital, dependent on the program PROCUINCA – Program of Comprehensive Care for Children with Cancer – from the National Cancer Institute of Argentina Every year, approximately 1,270 boys are diagnosed with cancer in our country. The most common tumors in children under 15 are leukemia, brain tumors and lymphomas. According to official statistics, the cure of 65% of children with cancer in Argentina is due to early diagnosis, adequate treatment and comprehensive care of the patient in specialized services. However, children sometimes reach the diagnosis of advanced tumors when the chances of curing them are more difficult.

In addition, the best diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities are not yet accessible in the same way in all regions of the country.