[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 134 (Wednesday, September 25, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S11326]
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                        NATIONAL MAMMOGRAPHY DAY

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration and that 
the Senate turn to the immediate consideration of Senate Resolution 
295.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 295) to designate October 18, 1996, 
     as ``National Mammography Day.''

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the resolution?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. GRASSLEY. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution and the 
preamble be agreed to, en bloc, that the motion to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, and that any statements relating to the resolution 
appear at the appropriate place in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 295) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, is as follows:

                              S. Res. 295

       Whereas according to the American Cancer Society, 184,300 
     women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996, and 
     44,300 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 having twice as much of a chance of 
     developing the disease than 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; and
       Whereas, mammograms can reveal the presence of small 
     cancers of up to 2 years or more before regular clinical 
     breast examination or breast self-examination (BSE), saving 
     as many as 30 percent more lives: Now, therefore, be it.
       Resolved, That the Senate designates October 18, 1996, as 
     ``National Mammography Day''. The Senate 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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