| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution designating October 17-23, 2011, as "Male |
| 3 | Breast Cancer Awareness Week" in Florida. |
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| 5 | WHEREAS, an estimated 450 men die from breast cancer each |
| 6 | year, a number that is expected only to increase, and |
| 7 | WHEREAS, breast cancer is widely believed to be a disease |
| 8 | confined to women, and due to a general lack of awareness that |
| 9 | men can also develop breast cancer, men are typically diagnosed |
| 10 | during the disease's later stages, and |
| 11 | WHEREAS, promoting awareness and education about male |
| 12 | breast cancer is crucial to improving the health and well-being |
| 13 | of men throughout the state and nation, facilitating earlier |
| 14 | detection, improving the prognoses of men who have been |
| 15 | diagnosed with the disease, and ultimately preventing further |
| 16 | loss of life, and |
| 17 | WHEREAS, in remembrance of the many men who have lost their |
| 18 | lives to breast cancer, and in support of those who are |
| 19 | currently fighting this often overlooked disease, every citizen, |
| 20 | whether male or female, including parents, siblings, spouses, |
| 21 | educators, and physicians, is encouraged to take part in |
| 22 | spreading awareness of male breast cancer, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 24 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 25 | Florida: |
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| 27 | That October 17-23, 2011, is designated as "Male Breast |
| 28 | Cancer Awareness Week" in the State of Florida. |