Join the race against breast cancer

• April 19, 2024

If your purposes this year are to lose weight, exercise or quit smoking is fine but why not also sign up for the annual race of the Breast Cancer Foundation (FUCAM)?

There is no better way to fulfill New Year's resolutions than when there is an emotional cause or social conscience associated with them. Quitting smoking, keeping fit, lowering extra pounds are some examples, but for every woman, all of the above should be seen as part of a lifestyle. As well as performing a monthly self-examination and the annual mammography starting at age 40, they are decisive for timely detection of breast cancer, "said Ana María Lomelí, spokeswoman for the third FUCAM race.

This year we will run 20 thousand mammograms in favor of timely detection, public awareness of the condition and the need for a healthy lifestyle that includes a balanced diet and exercise, "said Maria Luisa Guisa Ortega, Administrative Director of the Foundation.

In FUCAM, 7% of breast cancer cases detected in the country are attended with a high degree of effectiveness, with a medical staff of only 140 specialists.

In 2016 alone, 1,400 surgeries and more than 10,000 chemotherapy treatments were performed.

9000 patients were treated with radiotherapy, 30 thousand mammograms were performed and 42 thousand medical consultations.

To raise funds and bring the 20 thousand mammograms to women throughout the Republic, the race will cost 330 pesos.

More information can be found at: //www.fucam.org.mx/

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