[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 13, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E688]
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                         HONORING JANICE BARLOW

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                           HON. JARED HUFFMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 13, 2015

  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Janice Barlow, 
who officially retired on May 7, 2015, from her position as the 
Executive Director of Zero Breast Cancer. For the past fifteen years, 
Zero Breast Cancer has thrived under Ms. Barlow's leadership, growing 
beyond the local grassroots to become a regionally and nationally 
recognized model for communities interested in prevention and 
elimination of breast cancer.
   Janice Barlow has skillfully guided Zero Breast Cancer's development 
by actively engaging the local community and continuously pursuing 
research partnerships and opportunities. Over the past 15 years, Janice 
Barlow has helped Zero Breast Cancer adopt innovative technologies and 
outreach strategies to engage new demographics and increased revenue 
despite the recent economic downturn. During this time, Ms. Barlow also 
personally co-authored two groundbreaking reports: The California 
Breast Cancer Mapping Project: Identifying Areas of Concern in 
California and Breast Cancer and the Environment: Prioritizing 
Prevention.
   Under Janice Barlow's leadership, Zero Breast Cancer has 
successfully partnered with senior academic scientists on more than a 
dozen research grants, bringing over 20 million research dollars to 
Marin County and the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Ms. Barlow has 
been a particularly strong advocate for increased funding for breast 
cancer prevention research, which currently comprises only a small 
portion of overall breast cancer funding. Zero Breast Cancer is a 
national leader in supporting research on the role of environmental 
risk factors behind breast cancer and continues to advocate for 
research that specifically investigates prevalence of breast cancer in 
Marin County and the Bay Area. By helping to lead a study that 
investigated the relationship between pubertal development and breast 
cancer, Ms. Barlow paved the way for breakthrough science focused on 
youth.
   Mr. Speaker, it is fitting that we honor and thank Janice Barlow for 
her years of dedicated service to the people of Marin County and the 
extended Bay Area community, and for her advocacy on behalf of all 
whose lives have been impacted by breast cancer. On behalf of the many 
individuals and organizations she has served, I am privileged to 
express our deep appreciation to Ms. Janice Barlow for her exemplary 
leadership, and convey our best wishes as she pursues new endeavors.

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