[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 141 (Friday, October 9, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12251-S12252]
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                        NATIONAL MAMMOGRAPHY DAY

  Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 271 and 
that the Senate then proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 271) designating October 16, 1998, as 
     ``National Mammography Day.''

  The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
  Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to; that the preamble be agreed to; that the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table; and that any statements relating to 
the resolution be printed at the appropriate place in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 271) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, is as follows:

                              S. Res. 271

       Whereas according to the American Cancer Society, in 1998, 
     178,700 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 43,500 
     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 as 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;
       Whereas mammograms can reveal the presence of small cancers 
     up to 2 years or more

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     before a regular clinical breast examination or breast self-
     examination (BSE), reducing mortality by more than 30 
     percent; and
       Whereas 47 States and the District of Columbia have passed 
     legislation requiring health insurance companies to cover 
     mammograms in accordance with recognized screening 
     guidelines: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates October 16, 1998, as ``National Mammography 
     Day''; and
       (2) 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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