[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 113 (Saturday, August 13, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 13, 1994]
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                 NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

  The text of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 185) to designate October 
1994 as ``National Breast Cancer Awareness Month,'' as passed by the 
Senate on August 12, 1994, is as follows:

                             S.J. Res. 185

       Whereas breast cancer will strike an estimated 182,000 
     women and 1,000 men in the United States in 1994;
       Whereas the risk of developing breast cancer increases as a 
     woman grows older;
       Whereas breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer 
     death in women, and will kill an estimated 46,000 women and 
     300 men in 1994;
       Whereas the 5-year survival rate for localized breast 
     cancer has risen from 78 percent in the 1940's to over 90 
     percent today;
       Whereas most breast cancers are detected by the woman 
     herself;
       Whereas educating both the public and health care providers 
     about the importance of early detection will result in 
     reducing breast cancer mortality;
       Whereas appropriate use of screening mammography, in 
     conjunction with clinical examination and breast self-
     examination, can result in the detection of many breast 
     cancers early in their development and increase the survival 
     rate to nearly 100 percent;
       Whereas data from controlled trials clearly demonstrate 
     that deaths from breast cancer are significantly reduced in 
     women who have been screened by mammography;
       Whereas many women are reluctant to have screening 
     mammograms for a variety of reasons, such as the cost of 
     testing, lack of information, or fear;
       Whereas access to screening mammography is directly related 
     to socioeconomic status;
       Whereas increased awareness about the importance of 
     screening mammography will result in the procedure being 
     regularly requested by the patient and recommended by the 
     health care provider; and
       Whereas it is projected that more women will use this 
     lifesaving test as it becomes increasingly available and 
     affordable: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That October 
     1994 is designated as ``National Breast Cancer Awareness 
     Month'' and the President is authorized and requested to 
     issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United 
     States to observe the month with appropriate programs and 
     activities.

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