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P R O C L A M A T I O N
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH & NATIONAL MAMMOGRAPHY DAY
WHEREAS, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and October 20, 2006 is National Mammography Day; and
WHEREAS, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women except for skin cancer. The chance of developing invasive breast cancer at some time in a woman's life is 1 in 8; and
WHEREAS, nearly 213,000 new cases of female breast cancer will be diagnosed in 2006, with nearly 41,000 women dying from the disease in the United States this year; and
WHEREAS, more than 1,700 new cases of male breast cancer will be diagnosed in 2006, with more than 450 men dying from the disease; and
WHEREAS, mammography is recognized as the single most effective method of detecting changes that might be cancer long before it can be seen or felt; and
WHEREAS, early detection and prompt treatment can significantly reduce suffering and death caused by the disease.
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 2006 as
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
in Lakewood, with October 20 as
MAMMOGRAPHY DAY
and urge women and men in Lakewood to be aware of the risks and early warning
signs of breast cancer and to learn more from their doctors about early detection
of breast cancer.
GIVEN under my hand and Seal of the City of Lakewood, this 9th day of October
2006, A.D.
Stephen A. Burkholder, Mayor
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