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,,, , WHEREAS, October 26, 2003 is the American Cancer Society's
'S'f' "Take A Stand Against Breast Cancer" event; and
WHEREAS, over 211,000 new cases of female breast cancer will be
diagnosed in 2003 and close to 40,000 will die from the
disease; and
WHEREAS, almost 1,300 new cases of male breast cancer will be
diagnosed in 2003 and over 400 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 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, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Seal Beach,
does hereby proclaim the month of October 2003 as NATIONAL BREAST CANCER
AWARENESS MONTH and October 17 as
"NATIONAL MAMMOGRAPHY DAY"
in the City of Seal Beach and further commends the American Cancer Society for its efforts
to enhance breast cancer awareness and prevention.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City
of Seal Beach to be affixed this Thirteenth day of October, in the Year Two Thousand
Three.
Mayor Patricia Campbell
Attest: •
Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk