Twenty patients from Málaga, models for a day at the Breast Cancer Awareness Fashion Show

Once again, as it happened last year, the Larios Catwalk is adorned with solidarity and strengthens ties with the Málaga Cancer Association. This time with a series of activities - 'Secrets that Illuminate' - aimed at supporting and empowering women undergoing personal transformation. In the last 2024 edition, a dozen of them walked the blue carpet dressed by the designer from Málaga, Jesús Segado. This year, the organization is taking a step further by giving them a more prominent role with their own fashion show, which will take place on the upcoming October 9th with the collaboration of designer Rahma Kaba and brands associated with the Málaga de Moda label from the Diputación de Málaga.

The event will be at 20:00 on the esplanade of the Pompidou Cube. This charitable event is organized by the Spanish Association Against Cancer of Málaga in collaboration with Nueva Moda and sponsored by Málaga de Moda. On the catwalk, 21 women and one man will become models for a few hours, "after weeks of rehearsals and much excitement," highlight the organizers.

Breast Cancer in Málaga

During the year 2024, nearly 36,000 people were diagnosed with breast cancer in Spain, 1% of whom were men. The Spanish Association against Cancer assisted, in the same period, a total of 23,357 people affected by breast cancer, of which 20,080 were patients and 3,285 were relatives or close persons. Of the patients, 64% were in active treatment when they received support from the Association.

Among the patients assisted, 67% received psychological support; 39%, social support; and 25% received medical guidance and health-focused care, such as physiotherapy, nutrition, or oncological physical exercise.

In the province of Málaga, during 2024, the association's professionals attended to 828 breast cancer patients out of the 1,283 women diagnosed in the province, accounting for 64.5% of all cases. Of these, 551 required psychological support in a total of 2,041 sessions provided. Social support was needed by 301 beneficiaries in 517 sessions. Throughout the year, they conducted 70 group activities aimed at improving the well-being of patients and their families. The physiotherapists attended to 379 women and conducted 2,385 sessions, most of them related to the prevention of lymphedema and the side effects of the surgery. In the nutrition service, inaugurated in June 2024, 45 women were attended. Additionally, from the Málaga office, there were 720 donations or loans of orthopedic equipment such as wheelchairs, articulated beds, wigs, turbans, breast prostheses, or cushions for operated women.