Bill Text: FL H9105 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-21 - Placed on Ceremonial Resolutions Calendar - Publication only [H9105 Detail]

Download: Florida-2011-H9105-Introduced.html
HR 9105

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House Resolution
2A resolution designating October 17-23, 2011, as "Male
3Breast Cancer Awareness Week" in Florida.
4
5     WHEREAS, an estimated 450 men die from breast cancer each
6year, a number that is expected only to increase, and
7     WHEREAS, breast cancer is widely believed to be a disease
8confined to women, and due to a general lack of awareness that
9men can also develop breast cancer, men are typically diagnosed
10during the disease's later stages, and
11     WHEREAS, promoting awareness and education about male
12breast cancer is crucial to improving the health and well-being
13of men throughout the state and nation, facilitating earlier
14detection, improving the prognoses of men who have been
15diagnosed with the disease, and ultimately preventing further
16loss of life, and
17     WHEREAS, in remembrance of the many men who have lost their
18lives to breast cancer, and in support of those who are
19currently fighting this often overlooked disease, every citizen,
20whether male or female, including parents, siblings, spouses,
21educators, and physicians, is encouraged to take part in
22spreading awareness of male breast cancer, NOW, THEREFORE,
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24Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
25Florida:
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27     That October 17-23, 2011, is designated as "Male Breast
28Cancer Awareness Week" in the State of Florida.


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