PFor those with cancer, the idea of ”feeling well” may seem like a utopia. Yet it is possible, because it is possible to achieve a good quality of life even during treatment, if well followed by doctors, volunteers and with the love of one’s family. This is what he claims Libellule Insieme ETS Foundationwhich together with Cascina Cuccagna organized a free meeting open to all dedicated precisely to feeling good during illness. The event will be held on Friday 8 March around 6pm. Here’s everything you need to know and how to participate.
Tumor, a meeting dedicated to well-being
It seems like a contradiction, but even those with cancer can (and should) find moments in which to dedicate themselves to their well-being, physical appearance and positive emotions. Numerous international scientific studies demonstrate that a positive mental, psychological and spiritual aspect improves the response to treatment and promotes healing. It is precisely on this principle that Libellule Insieme ETS Foundationthanks to a team of medical specialists, volunteers, cutting-edge equipment, training and recreational events, since 2015 it has taken women with cancer by the hand to support them 360° in prevention and throughout the entire cancer disease journey.
On March 8th in Cascina Cuccagna we won’t just talk about cancer
At the historic Cascina Cuccagna in Milan, starting from 6pm on Friday 8 March, two extraordinary women will tell the public how it is possible to “Feel good while sick”. Angela Noviello, Director of Italy and European Coordinator of OTI (Oncology Training international Oncology Esthetics) and the Doctor Paola Martinoni, surgical oncologist and breast specialist, Founder of the Libellule Insieme ETS Foundation. The founders of will also speak Knitting, a group of women united by a passion for knitting as an opportunity for sociality, to create new solidarity knitting projects together. A way to relax and distract yourself from thoughts related to the stress of the illness.
Where
Hosting the event and all the participants is Cascina Cuccagna, a 17th century farmhouse restored and reopened to the public in 2012, which has now become a point of reference for the Milanese as a center of culture, participation and aggregation that spreads ideas of innovation, services sustainable and cultural projects.
Prevention is essential to avoid getting sick
The meeting will be opened by Doctor Paola Martinoni, surgeon, breast specialist and founder of the Libellule Insieme Foundation. Her speech will be aimed at raising awareness among participants aboutimportance of preventing breast cancer starting from a correct lifestylebut most of all participating in screenings and undergoing an annual breast check-up which includes, in addition to the visit, abreast ultrasound and a mammogram.
Doctor Paola Martinoni (Photo by Fabio Bozzani)
Breast cancer changes your life
«Breast cancer changes your life. In fact, it overturns it. After this diagnosis, the woman lives with the weight of fear and shock of not surviving”, explains Doctor Martinoni, who in over twenty years of specialization has treated hundreds of women with breast cancer.
“L’uncertainty of the futureL’anxiety about body changes, concern for the family undermines his therapeutic path. The woman who receives this diagnosis feels healthy. She’s fine. You do not have pain in your belly, leg or head for which you understand the urgency of undergoing surgical or pharmacological treatment. There The oncological “sentence” disorientates her and puts her back against the wall. He must metabolise the “why of her”, what to do and who to turn to to get out of the darkness into which the sound of the word “cancer” made her fall headlong. What are the things that can really make a difference in this context?”, explains Martinoni.
Oncological aesthetics: what is it for when you have a tumor?
The second part of the meeting will be dedicated to an in-depth analysis of the importance of aesthetics in oncology, to promote a better quality of life for patients by Angela Noviello, Director of Italy OTI Oncology Training, who has been dealing with aesthetics for over 10 years within the hospital facilities with which OTI collaborates. «Patients often start to feel really sick when they start treatment: looking in the mirror they no longer recognize themselvestherapies can negatively affect their physical appearance, inevitably affecting their beauty.
Angela Noviello, Director of Italy OTI Oncology Training
“Shifting attention from illness to life”
Here’s the aesthetic support plays an extraordinary role with an important impact on the quality of life of those suffering from cancer and undergoing difficult oncological treatments. Oncological aesthetics aims to shift attention from illness to life» explains the expert.
How to participate in the meeting
The event will be open to everyone and is part of the program of the Libellule Insieme ETS Foundation which has as its mission to support women who have undergone surgery for breast or genital cancer and accompany them towards rebirth.
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How the Libellule Onlus Foundation was born
In 2015, on the advice of Professor Umberto Veronesi, Doctor Paola Martinoni founded the Libellule Onlus Association in memory of Franca Veronesi, which has now grown into a Foundation, an oncological point of reference for hundreds of women who reach it from all over Italy.
“Fondazione Libellule Insieme” aims at a structured path of prevention, treatment and support of women with breast or genital cancer through innovative instrumental testsa post-surgical follow-up scrupulous, tailor-made and without waiting, a social and psychological support active, as well as constant awareness-raising on the issues of early screening.
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