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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, On February 16, 2011, supporters are gathering at |
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the State Capitol to celebrate Susan G. Komen for the Cure Advocacy |
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Day; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1982 by Dallas resident Nancy G. Brinker, |
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Komen for the Cure is the world's largest grassroots network |
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fighting to end breast cancer; the association is sustained by more |
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than 100,000 breast cancer survivors and activists in over 120 |
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cities and communities; and |
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WHEREAS, In the United States, a woman receives a diagnosis |
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of breast cancer every three minutes; it was expected that, in 2010, |
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more than 200,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer would occur |
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among women and that nearly 40,000 women would succumb to the |
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disease; in addition, it was anticipated that almost 2,000 cases of |
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breast cancer would be diagnosed among men; and |
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WHEREAS, Without a cure, one in eight women in the United |
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States will continue to be diagnosed with breast cancer; moreover, |
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the next quarter-century will see an estimated 5 million American |
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women and 25 million women worldwide diagnosed with breast cancer, |
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and more than a million American women and some 10 million women |
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worldwide could die; and |
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WHEREAS, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has invested nearly $2 |
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billion to date into its goal of eradicating this devastating |
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disease; up to 75 percent of the net income of each Komen domestic |
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affiliate is dedicated to fighting breast cancer in the local |
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community, with grants being awarded to provide breast health |
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education and breast cancer screening and treatment projects in the |
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area; the remaining net income, a minimum of 25 percent, supports |
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the Komen Award and Research Grant Programs, which fund |
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groundbreaking breast cancer research, meritorious awards, and |
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educational and scientific programs around the world; and |
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WHEREAS, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has played a critical |
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role in the struggle against breast cancer, contributing to such |
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achievements as an increased rate of early detection, more |
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research, and a greatly improved five-year survival rate; today, |
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2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the United States attest to |
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the power of social action and science to save lives; and |
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WHEREAS, Breast cancer touches the lives of thousands of |
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individuals across the Lone Star State, and Susan G. Komen for the |
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Cure is to be commended for the vision, passion, and tenacity it |
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brings to its vital mission; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 16, 2011, as Susan G. Komen |
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for the Cure Advocacy Day in Texas and extend to all those |
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associated with the group sincere appreciation for their commitment |
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to such an important cause. |