[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16875]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              COMMEMORATING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

  (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, October was the 29th anniversary of 
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to encourage early detection, to 
support those who are battling this disease, to honor survivors, and to 
reflect on those who have lost their battles against this dreadful 
disease. Over 232,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer within 
this year, so events that increase awareness and education must be a 
top priority.
  One of the many great events to take place in my home area of Miami-
Dade County is the annual American Cancer Society's Making Strides 
Against Breast Cancer walk. Irela Bague, a south Florida native, was 
one of the proud participants this year. Irela and her team, Chica 
Power, put together a wonderful support system to help survivors and to 
foster empowerment for all of those impacted by breast cancer. Another 
team participating in the event was Lopez Gov Law, put together by 
philanthropist Marile and Jorge Luis Lopez. They also helped to raise 
awareness about the benefits of early detection, and they promoted free 
information and services offered by the American Cancer Society.
  Mr. Speaker, education, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment are the 
important steps to preserving women's health. Every effort must be made 
to ensure that this disease is eradicated, and until a cure is found, 
it is crucial that we do all that we can to prevent this horrible 
disease from taking yet another woman's life.

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