Breast Cancer Awareness & Research
Mexico Partnership
The Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research of the Americas is an effort to build capacity in the Western Hemisphere and work collectively in the areas of awareness, research, training, community outreach, and women's empowerment. Mexico is one of three countries, along with Brazil and Costa Rica, chosen to participate in the Partnership. The Partnership is facilitated by the U.S. Department of State and unites experts from the United States and Mexico in the fight against breast cancer. Through this initiative, Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center will join with the Asociación Mexicana contra el Cáncer de Mama, A.C. (Fundación Cim*ab) and Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (INCAN) to increase research, training and community-outreach efforts. These partners will work to equip the women of Mexico with the knowledge and confidence they need to take charge of their own health.
U.S. Partners
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Susan G. Komen for the Cure ®
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, widely recognized as a leader in the global breast cancer movement.
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Institute of International Education
Founded in 1919, the Institute of International Education (IIE) is one of the world’s most experienced global higher education and professional exchange organizations. The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Global Initiative for Breast Cancer Awareness is designed and managed by the IIE’s San Francisco office.
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University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is one of the leading medical institutions for cancer care in the United States. The Center was established in 1941 with the mission to provide life-saving and life-changing care by focusing on one major goal: to eliminate cancer.
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U.S. Department of State
The Department of State’s Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs and the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, may: Provide support where possible for professional exchanges; Convene the partnership’s members to coordinate activities; Facilitate communication and enabling collaboration between partners; and work with partners to develop and implement activities.
Mexico Partners
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Fundación CIM*AB
Fundación Cim*ab, a non-profit, non-governmental organization, was established in October 2002 after two young breast cancer survivors (Alejandra de Cima and Bertha Aguilar) were determined to make a difference in Mexico with this problem gravely afflicting Mexican women. Fundación Cim*ab has as its goal to attack the problem at its roots, which means focusing on the lack of breast cancer information.
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Institutio Nacional de Cancerología
The Instituto Nacional de Cancerología is an entity under the auspices of the Ministry of Health that was established in 1946 by presidential decree. INCAN works in collaboration with the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in the development of research projects and in training personnel in breast cancer.
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Instituto Jalisciense de las Mujeres
The Instituto Jalisciense de las Mujeres (IJM), was created on March 1, 2002 as a legally-constituted, decentralized public organization with its own patrimony. The IJM, working with the Ministry of Health, has concentrated on creating breast cancer awareness among women through offering free mammogram units in the different municipalities of Jalisco.
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AMLCC
The Mexican Association Against Cancer - AMLCC - began as a Ministry of Health initiative in 1972 as a non-governmental, non-profit organization, made up of a Board of Directors truly interested in benefiting the Mexican population. Since its inception, the AMLCC has served as a link between the private and public sectors, supporting the Ministry of Health’s preventive and early detection programs carried out within its different medical facilities.
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CIMAS
CIMAS, A.C. Centro Interdisciplinario de Mujeres en Atención a la Salud was founded in Mexico City in 1999 by socially-aware women. The center provides quality medical services in the diverse aspects of preventative healthcare for women, primarily in the early detection of uterine and breast cancer, sexual and reproductive health, sexually-transmitted diseases, and menopausal care.
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Mastológica Lomas
Established in January 2004 by specialists with vast experience in the management of breast cancer, Mastológica Lomas, the Center for Breast Studies is unique in Mexico. The Center’s priority is assembling a multidisciplinary group of certified specialists (Surgical Oncologists, Imaging specialists, Medical Oncologists, Nutrition, Physicial Rehabilitation, Psycho-Oncologists), for an accurate and timely diagnosis, and appropriate therapy .
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Prosama
Grupo Pro Salud Mamaria, A.C. (PROSAMA) Breast Health Group was established by Executive Director Mari Carmen Forgach Marcor in May 2003. PROSAMA's mission is to provide breast cancer education directly to women, increasing knowledge about breast cancer and the importance of its detection.
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Fundación Mexicana para la Salud, A.C.
The Mexican Health Foundation (FUNSALUD), a privately owned institution dedicated to serving the community at large, is an autonomous, non-profit civil association listed in the National Registry of Scientific and Technological Institutions of the National Council for Science and Technology. Its mission is to contribute towards scientific and technological knowledge and to the study of health policies by promoting research and the development of highly-qualified human resources and technological development.
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Centro Nacional de Equidad de Género y Salud Reproductiva
Centro Nacional de Equidad de Genero y Salud Reproductiva is a decentralized entity of the Ministry of Health. As the governing body for the National Health System Institutions, its mission is to work to improve the population’s health by including specific gender perspectives and overall sexual and reproductive health. The women’s cancer center, which oversees the breast cancer center, is responsible for policies related to the promotion of health, screening, diagnosis, treatment, control and epidemiological monitoring of breast cancer.
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Grupo de Recuperación Total Reto
Grupo Reto is a pioneering organization, dedicated to promoting women’s integral health in the area of breast cancer. In addition to a Diagnostic Center and patient assistance modules in nine hospitals in Mexico City, the organization has 24 offices throughout Mexico. Grupo Reto, a civil organization founded 25 years ago by Cecilia Vildosola de Sepulveda, also offers educational programs in hospitals, schools and health centers.
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Antiguo Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women nationally, and the leading cause in the state of Jalisco. Realizing the impact these statistics have on the population, the breast clinic offers highly specialized consultations by trained breast health personnel to all patients the first time they arrive, so as to reduce diagnosis time and treatment time for the disease.
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Secretaría de Salud Nuevo León
The mission of the Secretaría de Salud of Nuevo León is to improve the quality of life for the residents of the state of Nuevo León, with health as the principal vehicle for their physical, psychological and social development. This is achieved through joint efforts between the public and private institutions.
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Centro Para el Cuidado de la Mama
The Centro para el Cuidado de la Mama (Center for Breast Health) was established in 2001 after detecting the great need in our community and country for a center specializing in breast cancer. We gathered breast health experts from the different specialties in order to create a comprehensive center, which brings together all the international demands for screening, treatment and follow up.
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American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society’s Latin America Program is based on 93 years of cancer control experience. American Cancer Society programs are founded on a combination of evidence based interventions, up-to-date Latin American market information and local on-ground- presence in six Latin American countries.
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MEXFAM
MEXFAM, the Mexican Family Planning Foundation, is a civil non-profit, non-governmental and non-religious Mexican organization created in 1965, the only Mexican International Planned Parenthood Federation affiliate.