For Christmas 2025, Tema Sinergie is renewing its commitment to supporting initiatives that create a tangible impact on the community. Following last year’s contribution in support of AGOP Onlus, this year we chose to stand with Europa Donna Italia through a donation of €15,000. For over thirty years, this movement has represented the voice and rights of women in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer.
A network created to give women a voice
Europa Donna Italia was born from an intuition of Umberto Veronesi: bringing patient associations together and transforming their experiences into a powerful voice capable of engaging effectively with Institutions.
Today, the network includes 185 patient associations and delegations across 14 regions — a testament to its strong nationwide presence, which enables the collection of real needs and their transformation into projects, information, and advocacy.
Three core areas of commitment
Europa Donna Italia’s work focuses on three essential pillars:
- Prevention: promoting greater participation in mammography screening programs, whose uptake still varies significantly between Regions.
- Care: monitoring and supporting the operation of multidisciplinary breast centers, the Breast Units, ensuring they are fully functional across the entire country and aligned with guidelines, with increasingly comprehensive multidisciplinary teams.
- Metastatic breast cancer (MBC): shining a light on the needs and priorities of the approximately 52,000 women in Italy living with metastatic disease.
Campaigns that make an impact
A symbolic milestone is the National Metastatic Breast Cancer Day, established in 2020 and observed every year on 13 October.
For 2025, Europa Donna Italia launched the campaign “Pazienti, fino a un certo punto”, calling on institutions to ensure more equitable and timely access to innovative therapies.
Results that improve women’s lives
One of the most significant achievements this year concerns the expansion of the national mammography screening program, included in the Budget Law: starting in 2026, all Regions will be required to offer screening to women aged 45 to 74.
This will extend prevention to two million women who are currently excluded from the program — a major step forward made possible thanks in part to Europa Donna Italia’s constant commitment.
One of the most recent stories highlights the power of awareness: after attending a company event, an employee decided to book a screening exam and discovered a tumor at a very early stage.
A simple check-up became a timely intervention — a clear reminder of how awareness and information can truly make a difference.
In Italy, patient advocacy groups do not receive institutional funding. For this reason, support from companies is essential to ensure continuity for their initiatives.
Tema Sinergie is proud to support Europa Donna Italia in 2025, contributing to the widespread dissemination of a culture of prevention and the protection of patient rights.
A message to all women
Europa Donna Italia and its President, Rosanna D’Antona, repeat it with conviction: “Take part in prevention and trust science.”
Research continues to improve diagnosis, treatments, and quality of life for patients.
With our support, we want to help bring this message even further.