H. Con. Res. 109 Agreed to June 8, 2009

One Hundred Eleventh Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 

the sixth day of January, two thousand and nine 

Concurrent Resolution 

Whereas breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer 

in women worldwide, with more than 1,300,000 diagnosed each 

year; 

Whereas breast cancer is the leading cause of death among women 

worldwide, more than 465,000 die from the disease each year, 

and a woman dies from breast cancer every 68 seconds; 

Whereas there are more than 2,500,000 breast cancer survivors 

alive in the United States today, the largest group of all cancer 

survivors; 

Whereas a woman has a one-in-eight lifetime risk of developing 

breast cancer, and only a small percentage of cases are due 

to heredity; 

Whereas incidence rates for breast cancer are increasing by as 

much as five percent annually in low-resource countries; 

Whereas, since its inception, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has 

invested more than $1,300,000,000 in breast cancer research, 

education, and community health services that have raised awareness and improved treatment, helping more people survive the 

disease and creating a strong support community of breast cancer 

survivors; 

Whereas publicly and privately funded research has resulted in 

treatment that has raised the 5-year survival rate for women 

with localized breast cancer from 80 percent in the 1950s to 

98 percent in 2008; 

Whereas the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Series is the 

organization’s signature program and is the world’s largest and 

most successful education and fundraising event for breast cancer; 

Whereas more than 120 Komen Race for the Cure events are 

held across the globe, raising significant funds and awareness 

for the fight against breast cancer; 

Whereas a record $3,700,000 from the 2008 Komen Race for the 

Cure was granted to 18 organizations in the National Capital 

area for 2009, a 10 percent increase over last year’s local funding; 

Whereas these grants are awarded to projects dedicated to 

addressing gaps and unmet needs in breast health education 

and breast cancer screening and treatment in underserved populations throughout the National Capital area; 

Whereas 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the first Susan G. 

Komen National Race for the Cure in Washington, DC; 
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Whereas this year the Susan G. Komen National Race for the 

Cure becomes the first-ever Susan G. Komen Global Race for 

the Cure, reflecting Komen’s global mission to end breast cancer 

wherever we find it, at home or abroad; and 

Whereas more than 50,000 participants, including 4,000 breast 

cancer survivors and hundreds of congressional and Federal 

agency employees are expected for the 20th annual 5K run/ 

walk on Saturday, June 6, 2009, on the National Mall: Now, 

therefore, be it 

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That Congress— 

(1) remembers the lives of the women and men who have 

lost their fight with breast cancer and expresses support and 

admiration for those who have survived; 

(2) congratulates those survivors, family, friends, and other 

community members who participate in the Global Race for 

the Cure in order to raise money for research and education 

so that many more may survive and encourages Americans 

to walk this year and to support their family and friends 

who participate; and 

(3) honors the Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure 

for its impact on the National Capital Area, the Nation, and 

the world. 

Attest: 

Clerk of the House of Representatives. 

Attest: 

Secretary of the Senate.