Senate Bill sb2784

    Florida Senate - 2005        (NP)                      SR 2784

    By Senator Argenziano





    3-2247A-05

  1                    Senate Resolution No. ____

  2         A resolution recognizing October 2005 as

  3         "Breast Cancer Awareness Month" in Florida.

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  5         WHEREAS, breast cancer is the most common cancer

  6  diagnosed in women in the nation, and

  7         WHEREAS, Florida ranks third in the nation for total

  8  number of new breast cancer cases and deaths from breast

  9  cancer, and

10         WHEREAS, all women are at risk for breast cancer and

11  the single most important risk factor is age, such that breast

12  cancers predominantly occur in women age 50 and older, and the

13  risk increases with age until age 80, and

14         WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society estimates that

15  more than 13,430 new cases of invasive breast cancer in

16  Florida will be diagnosed, and approximately 2,570 women will

17  die of the disease during the year 2005, and

18         WHEREAS, a woman living in Florida has a one in seven

19  chance of developing breast cancer, and

20         WHEREAS, breast cancer is the second most common cause

21  of cancer death in white women and the number one cause of

22  cancer death among African-American women, and

23         WHEREAS, early detection, through routine clinical

24  examinations and mammography screening beginning at age 40 in

25  compliance with the American Cancer Society's recommended

26  guidelines, is the key to detecting breast cancer at the

27  earliest stages, and

28         WHEREAS, the 5-year survival rate for breast cancer, if

29  the disease is found in its earliest stages, is 98 percent,

30  but drops to 26 percent if the cancer is detected late, in a

31  stage of metastases, and

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    Florida Senate - 2005        (NP)                      SR 2784
    3-2247A-05




 1         WHEREAS, in conjunction with the promotion of October

 2  as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, breast cancer awareness

 3  programs, such as the American Cancer Society's Reach to

 4  Recovery Program, promotes early breast cancer detection

 5  through regular screening, NOW, THEREFORE,

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 7  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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 9         That the month of October 2005 is recognized as "Breast

10  Cancer Awareness Month" in Florida and all women are urged to

11  understand the risks associated with breast cancer, to take

12  preventive steps to minimize those risks, and to undergo early

13  detection procedures, such as mammography, in compliance with

14  the American Cancer Society's recommended guidelines for

15  breast cancer screening.

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