Mrs. Laura Bush tours the Abdullatif Cancer Screening Center Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, in Riyadh. Dr. Huda Abdulkareem, Head of the Hematology/Oncology Unit at King Khalid University Hospital, leads the tour.
Mrs. Laura Bush addresses the press after touring the Abdullatif Cancer Screening Center Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, in Riyadh. Said Mrs. Bush, "This is a great model for other parts of Saudi Arabia. Because of regular screenings, people can discover a cancer early before it's in such an advanced stage that it's hard to cure."
Mrs. Laura Bush speaks during the launching of the U.S.-Saudi Arabia Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research at King Fahd Medical City Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Mrs. Bush told her audience, "Over the next quarter-century, an estimated 25 million women around the world will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Breast cancer does not respect national boundaries, which is why people from every country must share their knowledge, resources and experiences to protect women from this disease."
