City of Science, on the occasion of the inauguration of the exhibition "Destination Health: Cancer can be prevented", has organized a roundtable titled "Preventing cancer is possible and necessary, starting from healthy lifestyles" for January 30, 2024 at 10 o'clock.
According to a research appeared in the scientific journal specialized in oncology medicine, BMJ Oncology, globally in the last 30 years (1990-2019) there has been a surge of 79% of cancer cases among people under 50 years old. Faced with the growth of these cases of neoplasms, research is committed to identifying the cause of their origin. Uncertain, multiple and unclear causes, but the finger is increasingly pointed at deleterious changes in lifestyles: sedentary lifestyle, smoking, alcohol abuse, diet but also environmental factors such as pollution.
During the roundtable, authoritative speakers and experts on the subject will intervene in various capacities to raise awareness among the public present in the Newton room, including many students, and the public opinion in general, precisely on the importance of cancer prevention, thanks to both correct daily habits functional to a better state of health and through participation in screening and other moments of secondary prevention. Also present is ASL Napoli 1, always at the forefront in health education plans and health promotion in schools.
Following this, you will be able to visit the exhibition, designed and created by the Foundation Idis-City of Science of Naples, which has availed itself of a scientific committee composed of researchers, managers and doctors of the National Institute for Tumors IRCCS Foundation "G. Pascale" of Naples and with the collaboration of Foundation AIRC for Cancer Research ETS, of AIOM Italian Association of Medical Oncology and the AIOM Foundation.
The exhibition, divided into 14 stages, with laboratories and other initiatives aimed at schools and the general public, addresses health strategies aimed at preventing the development, spread and progression of diseases and limiting the appearance of irreversible damage to the organism.
So declares the President of City of Science, Riccardo Villari: "The exhibition "Destination Health: cancer can be prevented" becomes part of the exhibition path of the Corporea Interactive Museum thanks to the scientific collaboration with authoritative partners for an audience of schools and families of about 250 thousand visitors a year. City of Science, recognized and accredited for its commitment in spreading scientific culture, further strengthens its role by supporting the importance of research and prevention and making a concrete contribution to health policies in our region".
"Prevention, in oncology, remains the decisive approach to defeat cancer - argues Attilio A. M. Bianchi, Director General of the National Cancer Institute Foundation "Giovanni Pascale" of Naples - Certainly research, almost every day, presents us with increasingly encouraging results. But prevention is the indispensable option. To prevent is to live".
"In 2023, in Italy, 395,000 new cancer diagnoses were estimated - says Saverio Cinieri, President of the AIOM Foundation - In our country, 24% of adults smoke, 29% are sedentary, 33% are overweight and 10% are obese, 17% consume alcohol in quantities at risk for health. And, in 2022, there was a national drop of 3% in mammographic and colorectal screening coverage, which in 2021 had returned to pre-pandemic levels. More commitment is needed in prevention, both primary and secondary. That's why AIOM and the AIOM Foundation enthusiastically decided to participate in the Show at the City of Science".
"The AIRC Foundation has always supported innovative scientific projects thanks to transparent and constant fundraising, disseminates scientific information and promotes the culture of prevention - says Roberta Buccino Grimaldi, President of the Campania Committee of the AIRC Foundation - This initiative fully responds to the need to convey correct information to prevent the oncological risk and to remember the centrality of research to make cancer increasingly curable".