Cancer quinceanera

Updated: 2014-09-23 07:24

(Agencies)

Female cancer patients take part in their "Quinceanera" (15th birthday) party at a hotel in Managua September 20, 2014. A quinceanera is a traditional celebration for a girl turning 15. The Nicaragua's Association of Mother and Father of Children with Leukemia and Cancer (MAPANICA) organizes quinceaneras for cancer patients annually, and there were 44 celebrants in 2014. Picture taken September 20, 2014. [Photo/Agencies]