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The Institut Català d’Oncologia (ICO), one of the most important institutions for cancer research in Europe, has just launched its campaign to prevent skin cancer for the summer season.

Among the statistics that have been offered primarily has shown an alarming increase in the incidence of melanoma, which is 2.5%, among men, and 5.3% among women, each year.

For this part of the campaign will be given through materials: a leaflet about sun protection measures among children and young people will have 575,000 and 125,000 copies in Catalan in Castilian.

Additionally, the campaign will be disseminated through posters, 7,800 copies of “Protect Yourself from the sun.”

The importance of the information campaign is the value of basic preventive recommendations from exposure to solar referred to the leaflet, which has been developed in an educational way and has been directed mainly to children, youth and adolescents.

The campaign (leaflets and posters) is being spread in Primary Care Centers (CAP), specialized pediatric offices, pharmacies, schools, institutions of cancer control and sports centers.

Lung cancer is one of the most dangerous and mortality figures are staggering leaving. And while it affects both women and men, are the latest of which carry a real advantage in this problem.

Mil 800 men and 300 women die each year because they contracted lung cancer. This was revealed by the Spanish Association of People Affected by Lung Cancer (Aeacap), which was presented in Valencia in order to inform and sensitize people about the dangers of this disease and ways to prevent it.

The event was attended Aeacap presentation of the Minister of Health, Manuel Cervera, Sangonzalo Navy psychologist, Dr. and representative of the Spanish Society for Medical Oncology (SEOM) Dolores Isla, and the doctor representative to the Spanish Group for Lung Cancer (GECP) Bartomeu Massutí.

Aeacap already has 120 members. Its chairman, Bernard Gaspar said that the intention is to be made open days and school begins, health which provide free workshops for people to leave the snuff and educate the public about the dangers of smoking.

“Good fats, polyunsaturated fatty acids (linoleic, linolenic and arachidonic) are essential for the proper functioning of the body and as we can not synthesize in the body, must come from food.

These substances are beneficial to health because they help prevent diseases like cancer, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and autoimmune disorders, as well as collaborate in their treatment.

Olive oil and seed is rich in g-linolenic acid and fish oil is rich in eicosapentaenoic acid-EPA and-DHA-docosahexaenoic acid.

Another source of healthy fats are functional foods enriched with polyunsaturated fatty acids, these commonly include: milk, bread, meat products, snacks and instant products.