[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 134 (Tuesday, October 9, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S10401]
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                        NATIONAL MAMMOGRAPHY DAY

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 182, S. Res. 
164.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 164) designating October 19, 2001 as 
     ``National Mammography Day''.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. Madam 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. 164) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 164

       Whereas according to the American Cancer Society, in 2001, 
     192,200 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 40,600 
     women will die from this disease;
       Whereas it is estimated that about 2,000,000 women were 
     diagnosed with breast cancer in the 1990s, and that in nearly 
     500,000 of those cases, the cancer resulted in death;
       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 safe screening and early 
     detection of breast cancer in many women;
       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 
     up to 63 percent; and
       Whereas the 5-year survival rate for localized breast 
     cancer is over 97 percent: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates October 19, 2001, as ``National Mammography 
     Day''; and
       (2) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
     calling upon the people of the United States to observe the 
     day with appropriate programs and activities.

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