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support of her husband and children moved forward. Cervical cancer and breast cancer are at the top cause of death among women, as 12 women die every day from these evils according to figures from the Mexican Association for the Fight Against Cancer (AMLCC). That organization estimates that every year die from cervical cancer four thousand 84 people and the breast, four thousand 300. Nanes Maza, 57 years old, returned to professional swim to join this cause, which aims to promote sport and healthy lifestyles, and educate women so that they get tested for early detection of these diseases. Another objective is to get donations to support institutions as mastógrafos detection equipment, among other high-tech. Did I join the first event, which was in 2006 in by them ... swimming in the nine bays of Huatulco invited by Edna. I am co-founder of Active Women Association, an association whose main objective is to promote sport as a healthy lifestyle, "he said. The activist explained that this initiative also aims to promote prevention for more women to have the opportunity to detect these two types of cancer and survival. "In February 2004 I found breast cancer, I had a radical mastectomy of the right and left partial mastectomy, and fortunately the detection time was" he recalled. She performed the studies to detect a lump in the breast and because he had family history of cancer, as his father and older sister died of cancer. "I have been a lifelong athlete, if I swam in a formal way high performance triathlete, left the sport for the studies, I got married, had children," he said. Later, when he was "37 years I am invited to participate in a triathlon and I took up the sport. Sport helped me beat cancer, because my body was very strong, already had 10 years of doing triathlons. " Nanes is certified triathlon coach, swimming and running in Mexico and the United States, was president of the Triathlon Association of the Federal District and won the Aquathlon World Championships, 2002 Pan American Triathlon Championships, 2004, in addition to being a finalist in three Ironman. Edna Llorens, who called Nanes and the other swimmers, tells how he decided to make this campaign through the sport after finding out that among the biggest problems facing women in Oaxaca is cervical cancer, which is the most deadly disease generates between that sector in that state. Then, said she decided to do an open water swim in the nine bays of Huatulco for a social good, which is the prevention of cancer. Was it very good idea in terms of education in villages near Huatulco ", as mammography and pap smears were made and found four cases of cancer viable, salvageable, that's when I decided to go" Brace for the education of the population. " He regretted that the Mexicans do not have the culture of prevention, leading to family dysfunction and children growing up alone because their mothers died. "We want to save lives through better education both in sport and in health," he explained. In every challenge that have been installed swim Health Fairs at the points of departure and arrival, where we practice free of charge detection studies of both cancers. Llorens narrated that when she thinks of undertaking this work, a friend had just died from breast cancer and when he knows he is one of Oaxaca's social problems, "I decided to swim for them ...¿. In the swim team in Mexico City, he said, have a friend, Patricia Macqueligan, survivor of breast cancer and cervical, an extraordinary woman who started swimming for better health, and Nanes who is also survivor cancer, "I met her in a triathlon and join". Llorens Edna has a background in Graphic Arts, Design and Photography, co-founder of the association "Active Women", creator of the open water NADOs Why They ... towards preventing cervical cancer and breast cancer , has 19 years of competitive swimming. He has been champion and holder of Masters national records from 1989 to 2004 Masters Champion Latin American individual on two occasions and medalist in the World Masters Games, Australia, England, Canada, among others. The initiative ... Why They now have a new challenge as three of the most experienced competitors swimming in open water made the first crossing the Gulf of California to swim in relays. The fifth edition Why them ... link in the Sea of Cortez "as they have called, will be held on 24th May, will leave at 6:00 pm and the tour will be in Ensenada de Muertos, Baja California Sur, Sinaloa's coast, a distance of 182 kilometers. The team consists of three swimmers and three Mexican Americans, the first raise money to support the Marines who have been in Iraq and the organization they represent is called the Wounded Warrior Project.