[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 23971]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                SUPPORTING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

  (Mr. BISHOP of New York asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BISHOP of New York. Madam Speaker, too many American families 
have experienced the loss of a loved one or know someone close who has 
suffered from some form of cancer. Breast cancer in particular is the 
leading cause of death among between 40 and 55, including my sister-in-
law Abby Irwin, who died at 41 after an 11-year struggle.
  Two hundred thousand new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed 
this year alone, including 1,100 in my district. The good news is the 
96 percent survival rate when breast cancer is detected early. In fact, 
a study being published today in the New England Journal of Medicine 
found that mammograms contributed to a 65 percent drop in breast cancer 
deaths in the last decade.
  Back home on Long Island, I am proud to have an active breast cancer 
advisory board with leading researchers, advocates, and survivors. I 
found their insights and ideas to be invaluable assets.
  We should continue to do all that we can every day, not just during 
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, to encourage the survivors, volunteers, 
and health care professionals to keep up the fight against breast 
cancer.
  Madam Speaker, by raising awareness, we bring ourselves that much 
closer to the promise of a cure.

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