HEALTH
To facilitate the access to more advanced and effective therapies for those who most need them, in order to attain increased hope and an improved quality of life.
CULTURE
To promote musical culture as a tool for personal development and social cohesion.
INNOVATION
To drive Spanish scientific innovation to obtain new and more effective treatments, which have a real impact.
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“To accompany this cause with my voice in the fight against childhood cancer is the biggest gift an artist can receive.”
María José Montiel
Mezzosoprano and Fundación Columbus ambassador -
“It is a pleasure to be able to bring our effort and collaboration to this program because it would address a real need—a need of many children who, for various non-clinical circumstances, are not able to access the adequate treatment, or do so too late.”
Dr. Alejandro Tormo
Head of Oncological Radiotherapy -
“In some select cases of childhood cerebral tumors, proton beam therapy can diminish the radiation delivered to the healthy tissue surrounding the tumor. These cases are previously discussed within the tumor committees of the corresponding hospital, to see whether patients fulfill the indication for this type of radiotherapy, and can thus benefit from it. From the Cerebral Tumor Unit at the Hospital Niño Jesús of Madrid, we would like to thank the Fundación Columbus for the help they provide children with cerebral tumors whose cases are indicated for proton beam therapy, by facilitating the necessary processes to obtain it.”
Álvaro Lassaletta
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology service -
“The technology of treatment and planning of the current proton accelerators allow very selective action in the tumor mass with excellent precision and safety, minimizing the damage to healthy surrounding tissues. This makes the treatment ideal in some determined types of tumors, most notably in those cases in children.”
José Pérez-Calatayud
Head of Radiophysics Unit
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