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07/05/2015

Ginger bread signature chocolate to fight against ovarian cancer

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07/05/2015

The creation made by Daniel Jordà and Oriol Balaguer will be offered tomorrow at the Vall d'Hebron and in some BCN shops

To celebrate the Ovarian Cancer World Day, on the 8th of May, the Gynecology Service in Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and the Biomedical research group in Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) have started a campaign to raise awareness of the disease in a different way. For that reason, and seeing the last year’s success, they have the collaboration of Daniel Jordà ( "http://panescreativos.com/" Panes Creativos) and  "http://www.oriolbalaguer.com/" Oriol Balaguer, who have recuperate the traditional bread and chocolate with a solidarity objective: sell it with a symbolic prize (2 Euros) to raise awareness of the disease and fundraise for the research.Both bakery artists from Barcelona have created, specifically, for the Ovarian Cancer World Day a piece of bread made off ginger and chocolate, two helpful ingredients to prevent this kind of cancer. The bread has been created using equilibrated ingredients by Daniel Jordà, who was inspirited in the Frances brioche. The chocolate, made by Oriol Balaguer has a vanilla taste and a soft texture.The creation will be sold the 8th of May in the Arcasa cafes of the Vall d’Hebron Hospital, in both establishments of the authors, in the Boqueria Market and in the "http://www.bcnandcake.com/tour" "http://www.bcnandcake.com/tour" BCNandCAKE shops that are attached to the campaign.A part from the bread and chocolate, solidarity bracelets are offered for sale to collect money for the research. These bracelets have been created by "http://www.samburuaccessories.com/support-bracelets/colecci%C3%B3n/ovario/" Samburu Accessoriesfor the occasion and can be purchased for 5 Euros. On the 8th of May, there are going to be different informative points in the halls of the Maternal and Child area and the General area of the Hospital Vall d’Hebron. The researchers from VHIR and from the Gynecology Service of the Hospital are going to do the awareness campaign, with the collaboration of the "http://www.asociacionasaco.es/" Asociación de Afectados por Cáncer de Ovario (ASACO). They are going to give stickers with the slogan of the campaign: “Una voz por todas”.

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