The contract has been a success in educating employers and employees. To date, approximately 200 companies have signed the Contract to Fight Breast Cancer. Dr. Maria Reyes Mason, President of the California Division of the American Cancer Society, also praised the City of San Jose for taking up the fight against breast cancer. The American Cancer Society is pleased that the City of San Jose is following the path forged by Lt. By allowing employees time to have annual cancer screenings more lives will be saved.
Early diagnosis saves lives by identifying cancers when they are most curable.
The American Cancer Society estimates that each year there are 175,000 newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer in the United States and 43,700 deaths as a result of this disease.