Pakistan, Aug. 13 -- First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari Tuesday called for united action involving government institutions, health professionals, media, and communities to raise awareness to combat breast cancer, the most common cancer among women in Pakistan and the highest in prevalence in Asia.

She made these remarks during a meeting with Founder and Honourary CEO of Pink Ribbon Pakistan Omer Aftab at Aiwan-e-Sadr, President Secretariat Press Wing said in a press release.

Highlighting that one in every nine Pakistani women was at risk, the first lady warned that delayed detection claimed thousands of lives annually.

She noted that survival rates exceed 90 percent when the disease was diagnosed early and stressed "Every woman, regardle...