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Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 77
BY SENATOR RISER
A RESOLUTION
To designate May 2013 as "Breast Cancer Awareness Month".
WHEREAS, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for all women
in the United States and the leading overall cause of cancer death in women between the
ages of 20 and 59; and
WHEREAS, there are almost three million breast cancer survivors in the United
States; and
WHEREAS, African American women have a higher breast cancer death rate than
women of any other racial or ethnic population; and
WHEREAS, although rare, approximately 2,240 men will be diagnosed with breast
cancer this year and approximately 410 men will die from the disease this year; and
WHEREAS, an estimated 232,340 new cases of invasive breast cancer and 64,640
new cases of in situ breast cancer are expected to occur among women in the United States
this year; and
WHEREAS, in the United States, an estimated 39,620 women will die from breast
cancer this year; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana has one of the highest rates for deaths from breast cancer in
the United States; and
WHEREAS, in Louisiana, approximately 3,630 new breast cancer cases are expected
to be diagnosed this year and 650 women in this state are expected to die from the disease
this year; and
WHEREAS, the number of deaths from breast cancer are declining in the United
States and this decline may be attributable to early detection and improved treatments; and
WHEREAS, Mother's Day occurs in May and offers a great opportunity to remind
women of the life saving importance of early detection and treatment of breast cancer. SR NO. 77 ENROLLED
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby designate May 2013 as "Breast Cancer Awareness Month".
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE