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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 235

Expressing support for the goals of National Mammography Day.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 18, 1997

Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr.

BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. BERRY, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. BONO, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. BROWN of California,

Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. CAMP, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. CANNON, Mr.

CARDIN, Mr. CHABOT, Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mr. COBLE, Mr. COBURN, Mr.

CONDIT, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COOK, Mr. COOKSEY, Mr. CRAMER, Ms.

DANNER, Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. EHRLICH, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. ETHERIDGE,

Mr. EWING, Mr. FAWELL, Mr. FAZIO of California, Mr. FILNER, Mr.

FORD, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, Mr. FRANKS of New

Jersey, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. FROST, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GEKAS,

Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. GORDON, Mr. GOSS, Mr.

GRAHAM, Mr. GREEN, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. HALL of

Texas, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr.

HINCHEY, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. HOLDEN, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr.

HORN, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. HYDE, Mr. JACKSON of

Illinois, Mr. JENKINS, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mrs. KELLY, Mr.

KING, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. LAZIO of New York, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr.

MCINTOSH, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. MICA, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. MURTHA, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr.

NEUMANN, Mr. NEY, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. PITTS, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio,

Mr. QUINN, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. RILEY, Mr. ROGAN, Mr. ROMEROBARCELO ́, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SALMON, Mr. SANDLIN,

Mr. SAWYER, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of

Colorado, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. SHAYS, Mrs. LINDA SMITH

of Washington, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. SUNUNU,

Mr. TALENT, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr.

UPTON, Mr. WALSH, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr.

WEYGAND, Mr. WOLF, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. WYNN, Ms. DUNN, Mr. SABO,

and Mr. WELLER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred

to the Committee on Commerce
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RESOLUTION

Expressing support for the goals of National Mammography

Day.

Whereas 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime;

Whereas 180,200 American women will be diagnosed with

breast cancer this year and 43,900 women will die of the

disease;

Whereas breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death

of women between the ages of 40 and 55;

Whereas it is universally recognized that regular mammograms are the best way to detect breast cancer at its earliest, most treatable stages, and that mammograms can

detect small breast cancers up to 2 years earlier than

they can be detected through self-examination;

Whereas early detection, including regular mammography

screening with prompt treatment, could result in one

third fewer breast cancer deaths;

Whereas the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute recognize that regular mammograms are

beneficial to women in their forties and recommend that

women begin mammography screening by age 40;

Whereas nearly half of American women age 50 and older

have not had a mammogram in the last 2 years, only 37

percent of women age 65 and older have a mammogram

every 2 years, and fewer than a third of American women

follow the recommended mammography guidelines; and

Whereas National Mammography Day, which this year falls

on October 17, was created to increase awareness of the

importance of regular mammography screening and to
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expand access to mammogram services: Now, therefore,

be it

1 Resolved, That—

2 (1) the House supports the goals of National

3 Mammography Day;

4 (2) all American women are urged to take an

5 active role in the fight against breast cancer by all

6 the means that are available to them, including self7 examination, physician examination, and regular

8 mammograms; and

9 (3) the role played by community organizations

10 and health care providers in promoting awareness of

11 the importance of regular mammograms and in help12 ing to expand the availability of low-cost mammo13 grams should be recognized and applauded.

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