1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 24 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas recognizes that 1-4 breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among women in 1-5 the United States; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Thousands of families have suffered devastating 1-7 losses because of this disease, and, sadly, many more will; it is 1-8 estimated that a woman dies of breast cancer every 13 minutes; and 1-9 WHEREAS, One of the strongest weapons in the fight against 1-10 breast cancer is early detection; women who perform regular 1-11 self-examinations and who receive yearly mammograms put themselves 1-12 at a distinct advantage in their fight against breast cancer; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Ninety-six percent of women who find and treat 1-14 breast cancer early will be cancer-free after five years; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Laredo Bosom Buddies aims to fight breast cancer by 1-16 promoting early detection among women; the program also acts as an 1-17 information center, assisting women in their efforts to learn more 1-18 about breast cancer; and 1-19 WHEREAS, By serving as a breast self-examination reminder 2-1 program, Laredo Bosom Buddies has played a significant role in 2-2 promoting the health of many Texas women; its noble efforts are 2-3 indeed worthy of the highest praise; now, therefore, be it 2-4 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-5 77th Legislature, hereby commend the altruistic work of the Laredo 2-6 Bosom Buddies program and wish it success in its efforts to prevent 2-7 breast cancer among women; and, be it further 2-8 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-9 this esteemed organization as an expression of high regard from 2-10 the Texas Senate. 2-11 Zaffirini 2-12 ______________________________________ 2-13 President of the Senate 2-14 I hereby certify that the above 2-15 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-16 on January 16, 2001. 2-17 ______________________________________ 2-18 Secretary of the Senate 2-19 ______________________________________ 2-20 Member, Texas Senate