HR 9179

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution designating October 2008 as "Breast Cancer
3	Awareness Month" in Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, breast cancer is the third most frequently
6	diagnosed cancer and is ranked third among cancer deaths in
7	women in the United States, and
8	WHEREAS, Florida ranks second in the nation for the total
9	number of breast cancer deaths and fourth in the nation for the
10	total number of new breast cancer cases, and
11	WHEREAS, all women are at risk for breast cancer, the
12	single most important factor of which is age since breast
13	cancers predominantly occur in women age 50 and older, and the
14	risk increases with age until age 80, and
15	WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society estimates that more
16	than 11,850 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be
17	diagnosed in Florida and approximately 2,760 women will die of
18	the disease during the year 2008, and
19	WHEREAS, a woman living in Florida has a one-in-eight
20	chance of developing breast cancer, and
21	WHEREAS, for women living in the United States, breast
22	cancer is the first most common cause of cancer death in
23	Hispanic women and the second most common cause of cancer death
24	in white, African-American, Asian-American, and American Indian
25	women, and
26	WHEREAS, early detection, through routine clinical
27	examinations and mammography screening beginning at age 40 in
28	compliance with the American Cancer Society recommended
29	guidelines, is the key to detecting breast cancer at the
30	earliest stages, and
31	WHEREAS, the 5-year survival rate for breast cancer is 98
32	percent if the disease is found in its earliest stages but drops
33	to 26.7 percent if the cancer is detected late in a stage of
34	metastasis, and
35	WHEREAS, in conjunction with the promotion of October as
36	"Breast Cancer Awareness Month," breast cancer awareness
37	programs, such as the American Cancer Society's "Reach to
38	Recovery" program, will promote early breast cancer detection
39	through regular screening, NOW, THEREFORE,
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41	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
42	Florida:
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44	That the House of Representatives designates October 2008
45	as "Breast Cancer Awareness Month" in Florida and urges all
46	women to understand the risks associated with breast cancer, to
47	take preventive steps to minimize those risks, and to undergo
48	early detection procedures such as mammography and compliance
49	with the American Cancer Society recommended breast cancer
50	screening guidelines.

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