Florida Senate - 2009                            (NP)    SR 2774
       
       
       
       By Senator Joyner
       
       
       
       
       18-04092B-09                                          20092774__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing October 2009 as “Breast
    3         Cancer Awareness Month” in Florida.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, breast cancer is second only to skin cancer as the
    6  most frequently diagnosed cancer in women, and
    7         WHEREAS, Florida ranks second in the nation in the number
    8  of deaths related to breast cancer and fourth in the nation in
    9  the number of new breast cancer cases diagnosed each year, and
   10         WHEREAS, breast cancer is the most common cancer among
   11  Hispanic woman and the second most common cause of cancer death
   12  in Caucasian, African American, Asian American, and Native
   13  American women living in the United States, and
   14         WHEREAS, while all women are at risk for developing breast
   15  cancer, age is the most significant risk factor, with the
   16  majority of breast cancers occurring in women age 50 and older
   17  with that risk increasing until age 80, and
   18         WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society estimates more than
   19  11,850 new cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed in
   20  Florida in 2008, with more than 2,750 women dying as the result
   21  of the disease, and
   22         WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society recommended guidelines
   23  of routine clinical exams and mammography screening beginning at
   24  40 years of age are key to early detection of breast cancer, and
   25         WHEREAS, the 5-year survival rate for breast cancer is 98
   26  percent when diagnosed in its earliest stages as compared to a
   27  survival rate of 26.7 percent when detected in a later stage of
   28  metastases, and
   29         WHEREAS, breast cancer awareness programs during Breast
   30  Cancer Awareness Month promote early breast cancer detection
   31  through public education and the promotion of regular
   32  screenings, NOW, THEREFORE,
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   34  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   36         That the Florida Senate recognizes October 2009 as “Breast
   37  Cancer Awareness Month” in Florida and urges all women to
   38  educate themselves on the risks associated with breast cancer,
   39  take preventive steps to minimize those risks, and undergo early
   40  detection screening procedures recommended by the American
   41  Cancer Society.