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Proclamation Designating October 2025, as "Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Los Alamos County" (Accepted by Nancy Partridge)
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WHEREAS, in 2025, more than two million women will be diagnosed with breast cancer worldwide; and
WHEREAS, this year in the United States there will be an estimated 376,030 new cases of breast cancer among women, and 2,800 new cases of breast cancer in men; and
WHEREAS, female breast cancer incidence rates have been slowly increasing since the mid-2000s, and about 16 percent of women with breast cancer are younger than 50 years of age; and
WHEREAS, about 85 percent of breast cancers occur in women who have no family history of breast cancer; and
WHEREAS, when caught in its earliest, localized stages, the five-year relative survival rate for breast cancer is 99 percent; and
WHEREAS, advances in early detection and treatment methods have significantly increased breast cancer survival rates in recent years, and there are currently over four million breast cancer survivors in the United States; and
WHEREAS, funding for research, public education about symptoms, insurance coverage for diagnostic testing, early detection, and affordable treatments are key to fighting breast cancer.
NOW, THEREFORE, on behalf of the Council of the Incorporated County of Los Alamos, I do hereby proclaim October 2025, as
“BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY”
and encourage our community to become educated about the early warning signs and causes of breast cancer and its effective treatment.