[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 177 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 177

      To designate October 19, 1995, ``National Mammography Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 29 (legislative day, September 25), 1995

Mr. Biden submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      To designate October 19, 1995, ``National Mammography Day''.

Whereas, according to the American Cancer Society, one hundred eighty-two 
        thousand women will be diagnosed with breast canter in 1995, 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 the women who get breast cancer have no family history of 
        the disease;
Whereas mammograms, when operated professionally at a certified 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 of up to two years 
        or more before regular clinical breast examination or breast self-
        examination (BSE), saving as many as one-third more lives: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate designate October 19, 1995 as ``National 
Mammography Day.'' The Senate requests that the President issue a 
proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe 
such day with appropriate programs and activities.
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