IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 565
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the
importance of mammograms and biopsies in the fight against breast cancer.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 1, 1998
Mr. BASS (for himself, Ms. DUNN, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BAKER,
Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. BART-
LETT of Maryland, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. BERRY, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOEH-
LERT, Mrs. BONO, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. BOYD, Mr. BROWN
of Ohio, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. CAMP, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mrs.
CAPPS, Mr. CARDIN, Ms. CARSON, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr.
CLEMENT, Mr. COBLE, Mr. COBURN, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. COOK, Mr.
COOKSEY, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr.
DELAHUNT, Mr. DIXON, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. EHRLICH, Mrs. EMERSON,
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr.
EWING, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. FAZIO of Cali-
fornia, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. FORBES, Mr. FORD, Mrs. FOWLER,
Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr.
GEKAS, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. GORDON, Mr. GOSS, Mr.
GREEN, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HINCHEY,
Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. HORN, Mr. HOUGHTON,
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. JENKINS, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHN-
SON of Texas, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. KEN-
NEDY of Massachusetts, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. KING, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr.
KOLBE, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. LAZIO of New York, Mr.
MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. MEE-
HAN, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. METCALF, Mr. MICA, Mrs. MYRICK,
Mr. NADLER, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. NEY, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr.
PALLONE, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PORTMAN, Ms.
PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. QUINN, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr.
REDMOND, Mr. RILEY, Mr. ROGAN, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´, Ms. ROS-
LEHTINEN, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. SABO, Mr. SALMON, Mr. SANDERS, Mr.
SANDLIN, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. SHAW, Mr.
SHAYS, Mr. ADAM SMITH of Washington, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey,
Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. SOUDER, Mr.
SPENCE, Mr. SUNUNU, Mr. TORRES, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. WATTS of Okla-
homa, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. WELLER, Mr.
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WEYGAND, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr. YOUNG of Florida) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regard-
ing the importance of mammograms and biopsies in the
fight against breast cancer.
Whereas 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her life-
time;
Whereas nearly 180,000 American women will be diagnosed
with breast cancer this year, and nearly 44,000 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 mammo-
grams are the best way to detect breast cancer at its ear-
liest, 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 among women over age
50;
Whereas the American Cancer Society and the National Can-
cer Institute recognize that regular mammograms are
beneficial to women in their forties and recommend that
women begin mammography screening by age 40;
Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention de-
termined in 1995 that nearly half of American women
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age 50 and older, and more than one-third of American
women age 40 to 49, had not received a mammogram in
the previous year;
Whereas annual mammograms are essential in early detection
of breast cancer, and biopsies are the only way to diag-
nose or rule out breast cancer with certainty;
Whereas it is vital that women have information about breast
biopsy and the biopsy options that are available to them;
Whereas cutting-edge technology in women’s health is creat-
ing more options for women; and
Whereas greater awareness of the importance of mammo-
grams leads to more mammograms and biopsies: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that—
(1) all American women should take an active
role in the fight against breast cancer by all the
means that are available to them, including self-ex-
amination, physician examination, and regular mam-
mograms;
(2) the role played by community organizations
and health care providers in promoting awareness of
the importance of regular mammograms and of bi-
opsy options and in helping to expand the availabil-
ity of low-cost mammograms and biopsies should be
recognized and applauded; and
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(3) the Federal Government has a responsibility
to—
(A) endeavor to raise awareness about the
importance of the early detection (through
mammography and biopsy) and prompt treat-
ment of breast cancer;
(B) continue to fund research so that the
causes of and a cure for breast cancer may be
discovered; and
(C) continue to make mammograms and
biopsies more widely available to women over
40.
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