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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Breast cancer is one of the most common types of |
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| 6 | 7 | | cancer among American women, and each October, Breast Cancer |
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| 7 | 8 | | Awareness Month helps to highlight the vital importance of |
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| 8 | 9 | | educating the public about the disease; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, One in eight American women will develop breast |
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| 10 | 11 | | cancer during their lifetime; the American Cancer Society estimates |
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| 11 | 12 | | that in 2021, more than 281,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed, |
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| 12 | 13 | | and over 43,000 women will lose their lives to the disease; it is |
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| 13 | 14 | | the leading cause of death for Hispanic women and the second leading |
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| 14 | 15 | | cause of death for African American, Asian Pacific, and American |
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| 15 | 16 | | Indian women; in 2020, more than 18,000 Texans were diagnosed with |
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| 16 | 17 | | breast cancer; breast cancer is the most common type of cancer |
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| 17 | 18 | | globally, with more than two million people diagnosed in 2020; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Since 1985, the month of October has been recognized |
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| 19 | 20 | | nationally as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and as a result of this |
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| 20 | 21 | | increased advocacy, billions of dollars have been spent on research |
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| 21 | 22 | | and education, while many of the brightest scientific minds have |
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| 22 | 23 | | been devoted to learning more about this disease; in addition, the |
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| 23 | 24 | | annual event has helped raise awareness about the need for |
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| 24 | 25 | | mammograms and other types of proactive screening; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, These changes are especially significant because |
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| 26 | 27 | | the issues around women's health have often been insufficiently |
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| 27 | 28 | | examined by the medical community, resulting in women being |
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| 28 | 29 | | underdiagnosed and, at times, not receiving lifesaving |
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| 29 | 30 | | interventions; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, The incidence of breast cancer is almost completely |
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| 31 | 32 | | the same among White and Black women, yet Black women face a |
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| 32 | 33 | | 41 percent higher mortality rate than White women; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Social inequities perpetuate a disparity in |
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| 34 | 35 | | prevention, treatment, and survival of breast cancer; early |
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| 35 | 36 | | detection saves lives, and all Texans deserve the best health care |
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| 36 | 37 | | available, regardless of ability to pay or systemic barriers to |
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| 37 | 38 | | health care; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 39 | 40 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby recognize October 2021 as |
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| 40 | 41 | | Breast Cancer Awareness Month and encourage Texans to seek out more |
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| 41 | 42 | | information about breast cancer. |
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