Bari, 22 October 2024 - In Puglia, the breast cancer prevention campaign travels on rails and stops at stations.
On Tuesday 22 October, there will be two Frecce trains involved in the initiative: the Frecciarossa train departing from Barletta at 1.33 p.m. and bound for Lecce (3.50 p.m.), and the Frecciargento train departing from the Salento capital at 5.15 p.m. and reaching Barletta at 7.13 p.m.
On board the trains, volunteers from the IncontraDonna Foundation and doctors made available by the Italian Association of Medical Oncology will provide free counselling and distribute information material, including the 'Health Vademecum, drawn up in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. This ABC of prevention contains healthy lifestyle advice useful to the entire population, both travelling and not, and its digital version can be downloaded in Italian and English.
This year, for the first time, a stand of the 'Giovanni Paolo II' Cancer Institute of Bari will also be present at the Bari Centrale station, where doctors and health professionals will offer information on cancer screening and on the services offered by the Institute's orientation centre.
In addition, this year, remote consultations to receive medical clarifications, suggestions and indications may also be booked on the 'Frecciarosa.it' platform, with necessary follow up in a SSN (National Healthcare System) facility.
Frecciarosa 2024 is the breast cancer prevention campaign promoted by the IncontraDonna Foundation and FS Group under the patronage of the Ministry of Health: for the entire month of October, it will provide consultations on board High-speed, Intercity and Regional trains.
The FS Group, sensitive to initiatives in the health field, renewed its support to the Frecciarosa project, by offering citizens and travellers a service to protect their health, in the awareness that a real fight against oncological diseases and breast cancer in particular can only pass through correct information and systematic prevention.