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"Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis are not a TABOO!"

That was the message with which the "Attica's Society of Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Patients" (ASCC), celebrated World IBD Day, in a public awareness event on Saturday, May 19, 2012 in downtown Athens on Korai Square, with the support of the Municipality of Athens and under the auspices of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

The members of the ASCC, informed the public about the daily difficulties that the patients are facing, the importance of early diagnosis as well as the new available therapies. During the event  "Motus Terrae", a street theater group, participated with a specially designed theatrical performance, presenting in an original way the practical and psychological problems faced by patients in their daily life.

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