[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 271 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

  2d Session
S. RES. 271

     Designating October 16, 1998, as ``National Mammography Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             September 3 (legislative day, August 31), 1998

   Mr. Biden (for himself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. 
   Baucus, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
 Bryan, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Cochran, Mr. D'Amato, 
 Mr. Dodd, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Faircloth, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
 Ford, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. 
 Hollings, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
   Kennedy, Mr. Kerrey, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
 Lieberman, Mr. Mack, Mr. McCain, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. 
Moynihan, Mr. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reid, Mr. Robb, Mr. Roth, Mr. 
 Sarbanes, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Mr. Thurmond, 
Mr. Torricelli, and Mr. Wellstone) submitted the following resolution; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

              October 8 (legislative day, October 2), 1998

                Reported by Mr. Hatch, without amendment

              October 9 (legislative day, October 2), 1998

                        Considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Designating October 16, 1998, as ``National Mammography Day''.

Whereas according to the American Cancer Society, in 1998, 178,700 women will be 
        diagnosed with breast cancer and 43,500 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), reducing mortality by more than 30 percent; and
Whereas 47 States and the District of Columbia 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 16, 1998, 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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