[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 179 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

  1st Session
S. RES. 179

     Designating October 15, 1999, as ``National Mammography Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 8, 1999

Mr. Biden (for himself, Mr. Mack, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
Johnson, Mr. Helms, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
    Cleland, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
  Thurmond, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Specter, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
  Cochran, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Kerrey, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
McCain, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Robb, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Lieberman, 
Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Levin, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Ashcroft, Ms. 
   Snowe, Mr. Voinovich, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
Graham, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Hollings, 
  Mr. Gramm, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Warner, Mrs. Hutchison, and Mr. 
  Roth) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

                            October 7, 1999

                Reported by Mr. Hatch, without amendment

                            October 7, 1999

                        Considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Designating October 15, 1999, as ``National Mammography Day''.

Whereas according to the American Cancer Society, in 1999, 175,000 women will be 
        diagnosed with breast cancer and 43,300 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 
        years having twice as much of a chance of developing the disease as a 
        woman at age 50 years;
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, reducing mortality by more than 30 percent; and
Whereas the 5-year survival rate for localized breast cancer is currently 97 
        percent: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates October 15, 1999, 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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