[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 135 (Thursday, October 7, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S12254]
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     DESIGNATING OCTOBER 15, 1999, AS ``NATIONAL MAMMOGRAPHY DAY''

  Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 
that the Senate now proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 
179, designating October 15, 1999, as ``National Mammography Day.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 179) designating October 15, 1999, as 
     ``National Mammography Day.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 
that the resolution and preamble be agreed to, en bloc, the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating 
thereto be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 179) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 179

       Whereas according to the American Cancer Society, in 1999, 
     175,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 43,300 
     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 years having twice as much of a chance of 
     developing the disease as a woman at age 50 years;
       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 before a regular clinical breast 
     examination or breast self-examination, reducing mortality by 
     more than 30 percent; and
       Whereas the 5-year survival rate for localized breast 
     cancer is currently 97 percent: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates October 15, 1999, 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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