[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 145 (Thursday, October 16, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2061]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         FIFTH ANNUAL RACE FOR THE CURE IN TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA

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                          HON. DARRELL E. ISSA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 16, 2003

  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, there will be an estimated 21,100 new cases of 
female breast cancer in California this year. Breast cancer is the 
second most frequently diagnosed cancer in women in the United States. 
Every 3 minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer.
  All of us know someone who has been touched by this disease. That is 
why I am proud to announce that this Sunday, October 19, the Susan G. 
Komen Breast Cancer Foundation will sponsor the fifth annual Race for 
the Cure in Temecula, CA.
  All the funds raised during the event will go to support breast 
cancer research grants, meritorious awards, educational and scientific 
conferences and local breast health and breast cancer outreach 
programs.
  Mr. Speaker by supporting such private efforts as the annual Race for 
the Cure, we pay tribute to the victims and survivors of breast cancer. 
We also honor those whose efforts will one day eradicate breast cancer 
as a life-threatening disease.

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