[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 16, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1061]
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              BREAST CANCER AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH ACT

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                         HON. TIMOTHY H. BISHOP

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 16, 2007

  Mr. BISHOP of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the 
over 3 million women living with breast cancer, in strong support of 
the Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act. Breast cancer remains 
the leading cause of death among women between the ages of 40 and 55. 
My sister-in-law was among them, having died at the age of only 41. 
While important advances have been made, we still do not know what 
causes this disease, or how to prevent it.
  Scientific evidence as to the role the environment plays in the 
development of breast cancer is scarce. There is a clear need for 
research on the relationship between environmental factors and breast 
cancer. The Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act would 
facilitate such research by establishing a national strategy to study 
the link between the environment and breast cancer by creating multi-
institutional, multi-disciplinary centers that study the environmental 
factors that contribute to the disease.
  Although there are currently 221 cosponsors, this legislation has yet 
to have a hearing in committee. If we are going to make a serious 
commitment to preventing and curing breast cancer we must pass this 
legislation so that one day we can announce that our mothers, 
daughters, sisters, and friends are free of this disease.
  Madam Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to support this bill and 
pass the Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act.

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