[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 32 (Friday, March 20, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S2373]
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                  NATIONAL BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS DAY

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 329, S. Res. 
198.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 198) designating April 1, 1998 as 
     ``National Breast Cancer Survivors 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. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the preamble agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, and that any statements relating to the resolution 
appear at this point in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 198) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, is as follows:
       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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