Mexico and the United States said Friday they would join hands to fight breast cancer as First Ladies of the two countries, Laura Bush and Margarita Zavala, signed an agreement on the cooperation in this regard.
The two countries will cooperate in research and awareness-building regarding the disease, according to the agreement.
U.S. ambassador to Mexico Antonio Garza said that the accord's goal is to "increase the early detection to reduce mortality rate with more profound public awareness, more clinical resources and investigation."
The two First Ladies, saying that early detection is the best way to cure the disease, called Mexican women to attend medical checkups to increase the possibilities of curing the disease.
Laura Bush recalled that 25 years ago U.S. women were afraid and ashamed to talk about breast cancer, making it difficult to diagnose it on time.
She also said that Mexican and U.S. scientists would share their knowledge and define joint research strategies to discover new treatment for the disease.
Statistics from Mexico's Cancer Institute (INC) said the disease is the second cause of death among Mexican women aged between 30 and 54.
Worldwide, some 1 million new cases of this disease are detected yearly.
Laura Bush also asked for joint efforts worldwide to fight this disease.
Source: Xinhua
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