On the occasion of International Women's Day to be celebrated on March 8, the gay and lesbian action Loiret focused on the health of women who love women ranging interview Dr. Laurence Wittke Movement of French for Family Planning of Loiret.

Monitoring gynecological through chlamydia, papillomavirus and cancers of the breast and cervix, women (and men) of this association are mobilizing plays the game of democracy public health and trying to educate lesbians to consult a specialist. Apparently difficult step and feared because of the home health care professional who is not always without a priori.

[Read the article on the blog of Gagli]

Today, breast cancer is one woman in eight and all other concerns. Early detection allows each year to save thousands of lives.
On the occasion of October Rose, the League against Cancer - Loiret Committee, the CHR Orleans to organize demonstrations in the city of Orleans. And it is the statue of Marianne to be informed ROSE Republic Square in Orleans during the entire month.

Teams of gynecological surgery and Senology of CHR Orleans are mobilizing to provide specific information and customized booths Porte de l'Hopital Madeleine (maternity hall) and La Source (entrance hall) on October 26 2007 from 10:00 to 16:00 where a sales profit associations Europa Donna and The League against Cancer will take place.

Another booth will be present all day, Place du Martroi in Orleans on October 27 2007.

For more information, contact:

League against Cancer - Board 45
44, avenue Dauphine
45,100 ORLEANS

02 38 56 66 02 cd45@ligue-cancer.net

the National Cancer Institute (INCA) strengthens its mobilization for the prevention of skin cancers and aims to gradually contribute to a more reasonable attitude towards the sun. In this perspective, the INCA has decided to promote a code entitled "Sun: mode d'emploi" embodying the form of icons representing all precautions recommended by experts to effectively protect themselves from the sun.

The sun: mode d'emploi "was launched on June 20 by the Inca and is the subject of a national awareness campaign throughout the summer.

The campaign aims to attract the attention of the general public on the instructions of the sun by presenting a humorous as the solution to end the "Toast attitude"

The booklets will be available INCa CODES in the Loiret in a few days.
In the meantime, you can find for download on http://www.e-cancer.fr

Sunny days would they return?

Who it is, the solar security with the site offers "hands on" a fact sheet online to conduct an animation in health education.

Health and citizenship needed today among the priorities of education, both within and outside school. The health damage linked to sun overexposure, particularly skin cancers and cataracts interventions, reaching record levels!
Nearly 1500 people died per year for melanoma with a doubling of the number of new cases every 12 years. In this context, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Academy of Medicine and more recently the Cancer Plan formally recommend actions to protect and solar education to children.

The teaching module "Living With the Sun", allows classes to Cycle 3 articulate scientific learning, health education and citizenship education in interdisciplinary work resolutely (science and health but also history, geography, mathematics , Mastery of languages ...) whose purpose is to prevent risks to solar.

During 10 sessions of classes, organized into 4 sequences, children become familiar with the effects of the Sun on our health (positive and negative), identify the ultraviolet (UV) component of sunlight and study changes in UV by time, place, season, the environment ...

Students explore different means of protection (eye and skin), in testing the effectiveness in different situations.

Finally, it ends by producing a poster, a charter, a Thursday, a slogan ... to enable children to become themselves involved in prevention among their families and other children school.

Three optional sessions can deepen certain scientific concepts, as the protective role of the atmosphere and the origin and distribution of different skin colors. [Source: Hands on]

Security Solar launches second edition of the "Living With the Sun"
3000 guides for teachers CE2, CM1, CM2 offered in France
Registration from 15 March on www.vivreaveclesoleil.info
With the Journal of Pediatrics (JDE) and the regional daily press.

Abuse of sun are responsible for a major public health problem: the sharp increase in the number of new cases of melanoma and cataract interventions (1). Scientific bodies (2), national and international, are unanimous: It is in childhood that we must act!
In this context, the association Solar Security, in collaboration with hands on and Hatier editions, initiated in 2005 a solar education program at school that is fully within the guidelines of Education national education to health (3). Building on the success with 300 classes "pilot" The Security Solar launches on 15 March 2006 the second edition of the school sports program "Living with the Sun."

3,000 copies of "Teacher's Guide - Living with the Sun" - (collection Gateway, Ed Hatier) are offered free after registration on the site www.vivreaveclesoleil.info, school teachers, educational counselors and the NEI first degree (CE2, CM1, CM2).

The book includes an increase educational turnkey designed to be conducted from April to June. The students, with their teacher, leading a scientific investigation of a dozen meetings during which they study the origins of particular skin color, atmosphere, UV and different defenses ... The sciences start here full service health education but also education for citizenship, especially when, in June, students become involved in prevention.

They are invited to participate in the poster competition prevention and to mobilize around a common goal: to raise awareness and other students throughout the educational community.

As in 2005, many prizes (hats, clothing, sunglasses and protective creams but also books and DVD players) are to win.

Deadline for submission of posters: Wednesday June 14 2006. Results June 21.

(1) The incidence of melanoma (the number of new cases annually) double every 12 years. 1500 dead and more than 8,000 new cases are reported each year. Melanoma is the 1st cause of cancer mortality among young adults. 500,000 cataract interventions are performed each year in France (1st surgery) ...

(2) World Health Organization (Intersun program), Medical Academy (report, "Health and sun" - May 2004), Cancer Plan (Measure No. 18), AFSSE, INVS, AFFSSAPS (report Ultraviolets 2005)

(3) RB 2003 No. 46 of 11 December 2003