[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14269]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                  WALK FOR HOPE AGAINST BREAST CANCER

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, October 7, hundreds of 
south Florida residents will participate in the third annual Walk for 
Hope Against Breast Cancer at Aventura Mall. Walk For Hope Against 
Breast Cancer will help raise funds for lifesaving research at the City 
of Hope Medical Center and at Beckman Research Institute, a National 
Cancer Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.
  Despite education on preventative measures and on early detection, 
the rate of cancer among women has continued to increase at an alarming 
rate. Current statistics indicate that 2.6 million women have breast 
cancer. Today, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, 
and this year we will lose more than 40,000 women to this devastating 
disease.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the event cochairs of the walk, Michael 
Yavner and Mason Mishcon who, through their efforts, will enable City 
of Hope Medical Center to continue to provide care, regardless of a 
patient's ability to pay. Funds from this walk at Aventura Mall will 
also benefit clinical trials and hereditary and genetic-associated 
research.
  I congratulate City of Hope and all involved in Walk for Hope for 
their dedication to fighting breast cancer.

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