[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16303]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

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                            HON. MIKE PENCE

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 31, 2011

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month 
draws to a close, I rise today to express my support for those engaged 
in the ongoing fight against the most frequently diagnosed cancer among 
women in the United States.
  More than 1 in 4 cancers in women are breast cancer, and more than 
250,000 cases of breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in American 
women this year. In my home state of Indiana, more than 4,000 women 
will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year alone.
  We can all do our part in reducing the incidence of breast cancer by 
talking with our family, friends, and loved ones about individual risk 
factors, prevention, and early detection. A combination of monthly 
breast exams, yearly clinical breast exams, and regular mammograms is 
the best way to detect breast cancer in its earliest and most treatable 
stages.
  Mammograms are a particularly important weapon in the fight against 
breast cancer. Breast cancer is often detected in its earliest stage as 
an abnormality on a mammogram before it can be felt by a woman or by 
her health care provider.
  I would also like to express my sincere admiration of the 2.5 million 
breast cancer survivors in this country who have exhibited tremendous 
courage and vigilance in their personal fight against this disease. Our 
mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, and loved ones afflicted with this 
disease deserve all our support and respect in their heroic battles as 
we strive to find the cure.

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