José Mota Run on World Cancer Day

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“I am Jose Mota and here I am with a buzz… I’ve been thinking about this for several days… Let’s see how I can convey this so that the message gets through!

This time, Jose Mota doesn’t want to make people laugh. He wants to help raise awareness of the importance of cancer research by altruistically participating in the National Center for Cancer Research (CNIO) campaign on the occasion World Cancer Day, 4 February.

“I want this to get across to you: We know that half of cancers today are curable. And we also know that many cancers turn into something like

chronic illness. You know why? This is thanks to research,” says José Mota in a video produced by CNIO.

The comedian wanted to star in the CNIO campaign because “cancer affects us all. We tend to think it won’t affect us, but directly or indirectly it will affect us, and I want to live in a society that can handle that.”

“Let’s be part of the solution”

Hence the motto: Let’s be part of the solution. The more research, the less cancer.

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) predicts a 47% increase in global cancer incidence over the next two decades, a phenomenon associated in part with the aging of the population (incidence is the number of new cases of the disease in a given population size and period).

But there is also good news. Despite the rising incidence of cancer, developed countries have achieved reductions in cancer mortality through early detection and treatment programs.

As stated in a 2023 report from the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM), “cancer mortality in Spain has declined sharply in recent decades,” and this trend reflects “improved survival of patients with tumors.” interventions, early diagnosis campaigns, therapeutic advances and, among men, reductions in smoking prevalence.”

Donations for contracts for young people

The knowledge that allows us to develop prevention programs and improve diagnostic tests and treatments is only possible through research.

Mota encourages the community to directly contribute to cancer research conducted at CNIO by contributing to the Friends of CNIO charitable initiative.

These donations will be used entirely to recruit young researchers who will open new avenues of research to understand, diagnose and treat cancer.

Donations can be made through this link; telephone line connected for this purpose: 91 7328 065; or via code BIZUM 03427.

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