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Bush's mother, Jenna Welch, was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 78.

She endured surgery and currently has no further signs of cancer.

Laura Bush has become a breast cancer activist on her mother's behalf through her involvement in the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

She applauded the foundation's efforts in eliminating cancer and said, " A few short years ago, a diagnosis of breast cancer left little hope of recovery.

But thanks to the work of the Komen Foundation ... more women and men are beating breast cancer and beating the odds.

" She used her position to gain international support for the foundation through the Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research of the Americas, an initiative that unites experts from the United States, Brazil, Costa Rica and Mexico.