Gandia’s Run Cancer Race Raises €25,205 For Research

More than 5,000 group filled nan streets of Gandia connected Sunday November 2 for a caller version of nan Run Cancer title and walk, organised by nan Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) pinch nan support of Gandia Town Council, nan Provincial Council of Valencia, CaixaBank and nan “la Caixa” Foundation.

“This title was created to thief and to beforehand patient habits, since we already cognize that nutrition and athletics play an unthinkable role, not only successful preventing nan illness but besides successful recovery,” Evelyne Cieslak, president of nan section AECC committee since 2023, told Euro Weekly News.

Held nether nan motto Gandia Against Cancer by Sklum, nan arena raised €25,205, which will spell wholly to oncology investigation projects. This year’s version erstwhile again offered 2 options — a five-kilometre tally and a locomotion — some starting and finishing astatine Plaza del Prado. The runners group disconnected first astatine 11am, followed by nan walkers.

Local branches bringing dream to communities

“It intends a awesome woody because it is nan astir important arena we organise successful Gandia. In nan end, we are talking astir thing immense that spans much than 1 100 towns and cities crossed Valencia province,” Cieslak added.

The winners of nan title were Hasan Chahboune (C.A. Albacete Diputación) and María Miñana (C.C. El Garbí), while nan Vicky Foods Athletics Club received nickname arsenic nan largest participating team. Following nan Gandia race, nan RunCáncer Valencia 2025 circuit has now raised adjacent to €500,000, a fig suggesting different record-breaking year.

“The astir important point is that each euro raised will spell towards crab research, which we judge is essential,” said Cieslak.

Just weeks earlier, connected Tuesday September 24, during nan Day of Cancer Research successful Valencia, nan AECC awarded 7 predoctoral grants to young scientists. “Our extremity is to amended endurance crossed each types of cancer. Today, rates alteration greatly depending connected nan type — for example, bosom crab exceeds 82%, while others stay overmuch lower. Our purpose is to scope a 70% wide endurance complaint by 2030,” Cieslak concluded.

A nationwide committedness to crab prevention

The Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) is 1 of Spain’s starring non-profit organisations dedicated to nan conflict against cancer. Founded successful 1953, it operates nationwide done thousands of volunteers, section boards and professionals who supply support to patients and families, beforehand prevention done acquisition and patient living, and money pioneering investigation projects.

The relation useful intimately pinch nationalist institutions, hospitals and technological teams to beforehand early discovery and amended curen outcomes.

In summation to its investigation efforts, nan AECC offers broad assistance services — from psychological and societal support to guidance connected navigating aesculapian procedures and accessing care. Its section branches, specified arsenic nan 1 successful Gandia, play a important domiciled successful fostering organization engagement done kindness events, consciousness campaigns and fundraising initiatives.

Thanks to this collaborative spirit, nan AECC continues to beryllium a driving unit successful improving value of life and expanding endurance rates among crab patients crossed Spain.