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More than 40 motorcyclists and interested people supporting the initiative gathered at the High Church on Saturday, 28 September 2024.
The Debrecen branch of the Hungarian League Against Cancer and its Support Service orchestrated a motorcycle parade named ‘Joining forces against breast cancer’. This initiative underscores the crucial importance of early detection in the fight against breast cancer.
András Beszterczey, the church pastor, greeted the participants on behalf of Andrea Furka, the president of the Hungarian Anti-Cancer League’s Debrecen Base and Support Service.
The pastor thanked the motorcyclists for raising awareness of this issue and, as a husband and father, asked the ladies to go for regular screenings.
Diána Széles, the deputy mayor of Debrecen and responsible for the care policy, said it was vital to emphasise that the meeting was not about a good atmosphere but about raising awareness. October is the month to fight breast cancer, and in Debrecen, they try to give women a strong voice in taking care of themselves.
“For women, this is probably the hardest thing to do because we are always looking out for our family, children, neighbours – everyone else in our community, but hardly ever ourselves. It follows that if we don’t look after ourselves, don’t go for check-ups, or look after our bodies, we can have health problems,” she said.
The Debrecen branch of the Hungarian Cancer League and its support service, in cooperation with the motorcyclists and the municipality, wanted to raise awareness among women to take care of themselves. This is an extremely important message. The deputy mayor stressed that she considers it very important that there are communities in Debrecen whose members have voluntarily come today and want to help others.
Diána Széles also said that she is in regular contact not only with the Debrecen branch of the Hungarian League Against Cancer, but also with other NGOs – such as the Holnapom Association – who are also fighting to reduce the number of women affected by breast cancer.
Cooperation, cooperation between NGOs, and raising awareness can go a long way toward getting more people to take care of themselves, to go for screening, and to get fewer people sick.
“A common result is that the breast cancer screening rate in Debrecen is 10-15 percent better than the national average. It is the job of the community, of civilians, to convince those who have not been screened to go. It’s this concerted effort that could even give many women a chance of surviving the disease. Thanks to all those who are involved in this civil collaboration – another sign of Debrecen’s strength. It shows that this city is made up of people and civil organisations who want to do something for others,” she said.
Source:debrecen.hu
