[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 198 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 198

   Designating April 1, 1998, as ``National Breast Cancer Survivors' 
                                 Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 18, 1998

   Mr. Mack (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Lott, Mr. Daschle, Mr. 
 Hatch, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Allard, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
 Bennett, Mr. Biden, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Brownback, 
  Mr. Bryan, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Cochran, Ms. 
 Collins, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Craig, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, 
  Mr. Domenici, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. 
 Ford, Mr. Frist, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
Gregg, Mr. Hagel, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
   Jeffords, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerrey, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
  Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lugar, Mr. McConnell, Ms. 
Mikulski, Mr. Moynihan, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, 
    Mr. Nickles, Mr. Reed, Mr. Reid, Mr. Robb, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
   Sarbanes, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, Mr. Smith of 
     Oregon, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
  Torricelli, Mr. Warner, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. Coats) submitted the 
   following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Designating April 1, 1998, as ``National Breast Cancer Survivors' 
                                 Day''.

Whereas breast cancer strikes an estimated 178,700 women and 1,600 men in the 
        United States annually;
Whereas breast cancer strikes 1 out of every 9 American women during an average 
        woman's lifetime;
Whereas breast cancer is the leading cause of death among American women between 
        the ages of 35 and 54;
Whereas during this decade, it is estimated that more than 1,800,000 women and 
        12,000 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States;
Whereas when breast cancer is detected at an early stage, the 5 year survival 
        rate is 97 percent;
Whereas according to the United States Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention, the percentage of American women who die from breast cancer 
        has begun to decline;
Whereas according to the United States Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention, the mortality rate among American women with breast cancer 
        decreased during the period from 1990 to 1995; and
Whereas breast cancer survivors have shown tremendous courage and determination 
        in the face of adversity: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates April 1, 1998, as ``National Breast Cancer 
        Survivors' Day''; and
            (2) requests the President to issue a proclamation calling 
        upon the people of the United States to observe the day with 
        appropriate programs and activities.
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