[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 265 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 265

    To designate October 19, 1993, as ``National Mammography Day''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 23, 1993

    Mrs. Lloyd introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
       referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
    To designate October 19, 1993, as ``National Mammography Day''.

Whereas, according to the American Cancer Society, one hundred eighty-two 
        thousand women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993, and forty-
        six thousand women will die from this disease;
Whereas, in the decade of the 1990's, it is estimated that about two million 
        women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, resulting in nearly five 
        hundred thousand deaths;
Whereas the risk of breast cancer increases with age, with a woman at age 
        seventy having twice as much of a chance of developing the disease than 
        a woman at age fifty;
Whereas 80 percent of women who get breast cancer have no family history of the 
        disease;
Whereas mammograms, when operated professionally at an accredited facility, can 
        provide a safe and quick diagnosis;
Whereas experts agree that mammography is the best method of early detection of 
        breast cancer, and early detection is the key to saving lives; and
Whereas mammograms can reveal the presence of small cancers up to two years 
        before regular clinical breast examinations or breast self-examinations 
        (BSE), saving as many as a third more lives: Now, therefore be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That October 19, 1993, be 
designated as ``National Mammography Day'', and the President is 
authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the 
people of the United States to observe such day with appropriate 
programs and activities.

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