[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 23785]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

  (Mrs. CAPITO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPITO. Madam Speaker, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 
In West Virginia alone, 270 women will lose their lives to breast 
cancer in 2005 while an estimated 1,410 new cases will be diagnosed.
  The impact of breast cancer goes well beyond the individual to impact 
her family, her friends, as well as change the path in life the woman 
is leading.
  Regular breast self-examinations, mammograms, and regular visits with 
a doctor give a woman her greatest chance for overcoming breast cancer.
  These reasons are why women, especially women over 50 and women who 
have a history of breast cancer, should visit their doctor regularly. 
My husband Charlie lost his mother and his aunt to breast cancer over 
30 years ago. Since that time advancements in treatment and educational 
efforts have increased the 5-year survival rate to 98 percent if the 
cancer is found and treated before it spreads.
  As this Republican-led Congress continues its commitment to fund 
research efforts, we must also continue efforts to educate women and 
ensure they have access to proper health care. We owe it to thousands 
of women, and their families, we have lost to breast cancer. We owe it 
to ourselves and our daughters for their futures.

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