as radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Soraya had also lost her mother, a grandmother, and a maternal aunt to breast cancer. Breast cancer advocate Soraya was an advocate of breast cancer support and education, especially for Hispanic women. She became the first Latin spokesperson for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, touring the Americas to raise awareness. During September and October, she took a break from her music career to focus on breast cancer awareness. In order to encourage other women, Soraya wrote and recorded "No one else/Por ser quien soy", a song that reflects her experience in fighting breast cancer. Both tracks can be downloaded on her official website. All proceeds benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation. "I know there are many questions without answers and that hope doesn't leave with me, and above all, that my mission does not end with my physical story," were Soraya's last words to her fans and the media before her death. Discography Studio albums En Esta Noche / On Nights Like This (1996) Torre de Marfil / Wall of Smiles (1997) Cuerpo y Alma / I'm Yours (2000) Soraya (2003) El Otro Lado de Mi (2005) Compilations (1996) Sálvame/Save Me Tributo A Queen: Los Más Grandes Del Rock En Español (1998) Todo Lo Que Él Hace (Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic) on Outlandos D'Americas (2001) Desert Roses and Arabian Rhythms, Vol. 1 (2001) Serie 32 (2003) Essentiales (The Ultimate Collection) (2005) Éxitos Eternos (2005) The Best of Soraya (20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection) (2005) Dreaming of you with Barrio Boyzz, Selena Vive! (Tribute to Selena) (2006) Gold (2-CD best-of) (2006) Herencia (2006) Entre Su Ritmo y El Silencio Notes References Con Las Cuerdas Rotas: Una historia de perseverancia, un legado de esperanza (Soraya: A Life of Music, a Legacy of Hope) by Soraya External links Official website Soraya's breast cancer information 1969 births 2006 deaths Latin Grammy Award winners American people of Colombian descent Hispanic and Latino American musicians American people of Lebanese descent Colombian people of Lebanese descent Deaths from breast cancer Deaths from cancer in Florida People from Point Pleasant, New Jersey Point Pleasant Borough High School alumni EMI Latin artists Capitol Latin artists Island Records artists Polydor Records artists Mercury Records artists 20th-century American singers Latin music songwriters 20th-century American women singers Hispanic and Latino American women singers Women in Latin music