[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 30 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2221-S2222]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 198--DESIGNATING ``NATIONAL BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS' 
                                 DAY''

  Mr. MACK (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Lott, Mr. Daschle, Mr. 
Hatch, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Allard, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
Bennett, Mr. Biden, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Brownback, 
Mr. Bryan, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Cochran, Ms. 
Collins, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Craig, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, 
Mr. Domenici, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. 
Ford, Mr. Frist, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
Gregg, Mr. Hagel, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
Jeffords, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerrey, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lugar, Mr. McConnell, Ms. 
Mikulski, Mr. Moynihan, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, 
Mr. Nickles, Mr.

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Reed, Mr. Robb, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith 
of New Hampshire, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Mr. 
Stevens, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Warner, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. 
Coats) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 198

       Whereas breast cancer strikes an estimated 178,700 women 
     and 1,600 men in the United States annually;
       Whereas breast cancer strikes 1 out of every 9 American 
     women during an average woman's lifetime;
       Whereas breast cancer is the leading cause of death among 
     American women between the ages of 35 and 54;
       Whereas during this decade, it is estimated that more than 
     1,800,000 women and 12,000 men will be diagnosed with breast 
     cancer in the United States;
       Whereas when breast cancer is detected at an early stage, 
     the 5 year survival rate is 97 percent;
       Whereas according to the United States Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention, the percentage of American women who 
     die from breast cancer has begun to decline;
       Whereas according to the United States Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention, the mortality rate among American 
     women with breast cancer decreased during the period from 
     1990 to 1995; and
       Whereas breast cancer survivors have shown tremendous 
     courage and determination in the face of adversity: Now, 
     therefore, be it
         Resolved, That the Senate--
         (1) designates April 1, 1998, as ``National Breast Cancer 
     Survivors' Day''; and
         (2) requests the President to issue a proclamation 
     calling upon the people of the United States to observe the 
     day with appropriate programs and activities.

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