[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1575 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1575

Expressing support for designation of the third week of October as Male 
                     Breast Cancer Awareness Week.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 29, 2010

 Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida submitted the following resolution; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing support for designation of the third week of October as Male 
                     Breast Cancer Awareness Week.

Whereas each year 450 men will die from male breast cancer and the numbers are 
        increasing;
Whereas men are typically diagnosed at a late stage due to a lack of awareness 
        that men can develop the disease;
Whereas it behooves each of us, men, women, parents, siblings, educators, 
        physicians, and citizens, to promote awareness of the disease and to 
        save lives;
Whereas we must educate the world to the reality of this disease; and
Whereas in remembrance of the many men who have lost their lives or are fighting 
        for their lives, due to a lack of awareness, it is appropriate that we 
        designate the third week of October as Male Breast Cancer Awareness 
        Week: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports the 
designation, as well as the goals and ideals, of Male Breast Cancer 
Awareness Week.
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