[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. Res. 136 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 136

     Designating October 17, 1997, as ``National Mammography Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 9, 1997

Mr. Biden (for himself, Mr. Mack, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Ashcroft, 
   Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bennett, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
   Chafee, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Daschle, Mr. 
DeWine, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Frist, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
 Glenn, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Grams, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
 Hutchinson, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
 Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lott, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Moseley-
 Braun, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Reid, 
Mr. Robb, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Roth, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Smith of Oregon, 
 Mr. Specter, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Wellstone, 
and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
                             and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Designating October 17, 1997, as ``National Mammography Day''.

Whereas according to the American Cancer Society, in 1997, 180,200 women will be 
        diagnosed with breast cancer and 43,900 women will die from this 
        disease;
Whereas in the decade of the 1990's, it is estimated that about 2,000,000 women 
        will be diagnosed with breast cancer, resulting in nearly 500,000 
        deaths;
Whereas the risk of breast cancer increases with age, with a woman at age 70 
        having twice as much of a chance of developing the disease as a woman at 
        age 50;
Whereas at least 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;
Whereas mammograms can reveal the presence of small cancers up to 2 years or 
        more before a regular clinical breast examination or breast self-
        examination (BSE), saving as many as 30 percent more lives;
Whereas the medicare program will cover mammograms on an annual basis for women 
        over 39 years of age, beginning in January, 1998; and
Whereas 47 States have passed legislation requiring health insurance companies 
        to cover mammograms in accordance with recognized screening guidelines: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates October 17, 1997, as ``National Mammography 
        Day''; and
            (2) 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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