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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- Sheikh Khalifa Medical Center
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
11:48 A.M. (Local)
MRS. BUSH: Thank you very much. Thank you, Dr. Ahmed. I'm very happy to be here. I also want to recognize Kenneth Ouriel, the Chief Executive Officer of the Sheikh Khalifa Medical City; and Hala Moddelmog, the President and CEO of Susan G. Komen. Thank you very much.
Doctors, patients, researchers, government officials, community leaders, survivors, distinguished guests -- I'm so happy to be here. Thank you for your very warm welcome to the UAE.
I'm delighted to be in Abu Dhabi to talk about how we can work together to save women's lives -- by raising women's awareness of breast cancer. Over the next quarter-century, an estimated 25 million women around the world will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Breast cancer knows no boundaries, which is why people from every country must share their knowledge, resources and experience to overcome this disease.
Americans have a national experience with breast cancer advocacy and awareness. Twenty-five years ago in the United States, women were too embarrassed and fearful to talk about breast cancer. Because everyone kept breast cancer a secret, women weren't aware of what they could do to protect themselves. They didn't get regular mammograms or do breast self-exams. The majority of breast cancer cases were discovered in advanced stages of 3 and 4. By then it's usually too late for breast cancer to be treated successfully.
Source: HighBeam Research, Remarks by the First Lady on The U.S.-Middle East Partnership on...