[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 149 (Thursday, October 15, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2543-E2544]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TESTIMONIAL ON SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE FOUNDATION AND BREAST 
                         CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

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                        HON. HENRY E. BROWN, JR.

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 15, 2009

  Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, I stand today as a proud 
cosponsor of a resolution honoring Nancy Goodman Brinker, founder of 
the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation.
  This October marks the 25th anniversary of National Breast Cancer 
Awareness Month and the 27th anniversary of Komen for the Cure.
  In the Palmetto State, breast cancer occurs in over five thousand 
women a year and kills

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over one thousand, but according to the American Cancer Society, these 
numbers have been falling since the 1990s.
  However, there is always more to be done and we can all get involved 
in promoting breast cancer awareness.
  This Sunday is the 16th Annual Komen Lowcountry Race for the Cure in 
Charleston, and I congratulate our local affiliate staff, Lindsay 
Wiltshire, Michelle Temple, Lucy Spears, Taffy Tamblyn and Patricia 
Simon for their hard work organizing this event.
  Their efforts bring us all closer to the ultimate goal of a world 
without breast cancer and we are very proud of them and all of their 
efforts in the First District.

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