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26/04/2016

Fadam and Adrián Rodríguez give 3,000 euros to the fight against childhood cancer at Vall d'Hebron

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26/04/2016

The funds, made at the end of the program Tu Cara me Suena, will go to the VHIR's group of Translational Research in Cancer in Children and Adolescents.

The http://bit.ly/1S13SeO Associació Familiares y Amigos de ángel Manzanares (Fadam) and the singer and actor Adrián Rodríguez made effective today a donation of 3,000 euros to the group of Translational Research in Cancer in Children and Adolescents at Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), led by Dr. Josep Sánchez de Toledo. The donation is the result of the participation of Adrián Rodríguez in the latest edition of http://bit.ly/1oI9OyF Tu cara me suena of Antena 3 TV.The artist, a popular finalist of the contest, has decided that the prize money will finance the work of Fadam. "Whatever it takes to support the struggle of Antonio and Fadam will never be enough," said Adrián Rodríguez after visiting the Paediatric Haematology and Oncology Department of Vall d'Hebron University Hospital. In addition, he said that he was "happy to help them in their struggle."On the other side, the association, with a long relationship with the Vall d'Hebron Hospital, wanted that the donation serve to fund research in paediatric oncology of VHIR, as explained by its president, Antonio Manzanares. "This donation" explained "is a ray of hope in the lives of girls and children suffering from cancer." "If we invest in research, someday we will end childhood cancer," said Manzanares. The event was also attended by Manel Fuentes, host of Tu cara me suena, a show produced by http://www.gestmusic.es/ Gestmusic Endemol for Antena 3 TV.The head of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Dr. Josep Sánchez de Toledo, highlighted that "the act of solidarity that Adrian Rodriguez had to allocate the prize from Tu cara me suena to a supportive research program for children affected by central nervous system tumours". Dr. Sánchez de Toledo explained that "the foundation Fadam continues its humanitarian work in favour of research into childhood cancer, catalyzing efforts in this regard in the city of Cerdanyola."

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