Behind the smile of those who have spent their lives making others smile, there are often great pains. Hidden, mostly, kept private and kept with great confidentiality. So it was for Lino Banfiwho for years has lived with the tragedy of his wife’s illness Lucia Lagastraaffected by Alzheimer’s. But now the «free grandfather» of A […]
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Lung cancer, great progress thanks to the Apollo 11 “mission”
The lung cancer it is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. It is estimated that the global incidence of the disease in 2018 was 2 million cases, a number that is thought to grow over the next 20 years. If for a long time chemotherapy was the only treatment able to prolong survival in […]
What is the aortic dissection that caused the sudden death of Andy Fletcher of Depeche Mode
With an intense post on their Instagram profile, Depeche Mode have communicated to the whole world the reason for the sudden disappearance of keyboardist Andy Fletcher, historical member of the British band originally from Basildon, which took place on May 26th. “A couple of weeks ago we got the result from the medical examiners, which […]
The solidarity t-shirts with the designs of Riccardo Guasco that help children with leukemia
Putting one’s art and talent at the service of others, especially when it comes to children and young people who are struggling with one of the most insidious diseases is what makes an artist truly great. This is the case of the famous illustrator Riccardo Guasco which he made and donated to Maria Letizia Verga […]
Giovanni Allevi: “My battle has begun”
«With my heart overflowing with gratitude I thank you immensely for the Love you are giving me!». Giovanni Allevi, 53 years old, on June 18 he announced that he had discovered he had myeloma. A week later he is ready to share on social networks a shot that immortalizes him in the first day of […]
Anorexia and eating disorders: in Italy there is an emergency bed in specialized structures
It makes people argue the appeal launched a few days agothrough the pages of Corriere della Sera, from the father of an 11-year-old girl from Ferrara, seriously ill with anorexia and unable to receive adequate care due to the lack of places available in specialized centerseven outside of Emilia-Romagna. An emergency situation, that of the […]
West Nile fever, what is the disease caused by a mosquito bite
Eight months spent in the hospital following a mosquito bite that gave him the West Nile fever. Protagonist of the story, told in these days on the Official of Modena, was a 77 year old from Cavidole di Castelnuovo. It all began last summer when Giulio Brighenti, this is the man’s name, begins to experience […]
Multiple myeloma, how it manifests itself and how it is treated the tumor from which Giovanni Allevi suffers
“I won’t go around it: I discovered that I have a sweet-sounding neoplasm: myeloma, but no less insidious for this ». With these words entrusted to the social channels of him, the composer Giovanni Allevi last weekend he announced he had multiple myeloma, a neoplasia of the blood which every year sees 5000 new cases […]
1000 Miglia Charity 2022 for Research: the future of women is here!
Five exceptional pink ladies and four stages that can make a difference in the fight against female cancer. The second edition of the initiative 1000 Miglia Charity 2022 for Research is aiming high once again, in the hope of involving more and more people in the common mission of making tumors more treatable every day. […]
Octavia and that terrible hunger for life
This is the story of Octavia. A twenty-six year old girl, who suffered from anorexia nervosa from 2010 to 2016. A testimony of life, strength, resilience but also of scars, indelible signs of experience, fears and eyes swollen from crying. Pages, blank pages that Octavia has now decided to fill. At first she didn’t have […]