P R O C L A M A T I O N

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND NATIONAL MAMMOGRAPHY DAY

WHEREAS, October 2003 is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month; and

WHEREAS, October 17, 2003 is National Mammography Day; and

WHEREAS, over 200,000 new cases of female breast cancer will be diagnosed in 2003 and close to 40,000 will die from the disease; and

WHEREAS, almost 1,500 new cases of male breast cancer will be diagnosed in 2003 and over 200 will die of the disease; and

WHEREAS, early detection and prompt treatment can significantly reduce suffering and deaths caused by this disease; and

WHEREAS, mammography, an "x-ray" of the breast, is recognized as the single most effective method of detecting breast changes that may be cancer long before physical symptoms can be seen or felt.

NOW, THEREFORE, on behalf of the City Council and the people of Lakewood, I, Steve Burkholder, Mayor of the City of Lakewood, Colorado, by virtue of the authority vested in me, do hereby proclaim

OCTOBER 2003 AS BREAST AWARENESS MONTH AND OCTOBER 17, 2003 AS NATIONAL MAMOGRAPHY DAY
in the City of Lakewood.

GIVEN under my hand and Seal of the City of Lakewood, this 13th day of October 2003 A.D.

Stephen A. Burkholder, Mayor

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