H.R. No. 257

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, March is Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Awareness
	Month, and this occasion provides a fitting opportunity to promote
	better understanding of this health issue; and
	WHEREAS, Breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed
	cancers and the second leading cause of cancer death among women in
	the United States; the American Cancer Society estimates that in
	2023, approximately 298,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed,
	and more than 43,000 women will lose their lives to the disease; and
	WHEREAS, One of the many forms of breast cancer,
	triple-negative breast cancer, or TNBC, accounts for about 15 to 20
	percent of all diagnosed invasive breast cancer cases in the
	nation, with over 53,700 new cases identified in 2019; and
	WHEREAS, Due to its aggressive behavior, TNBC grows quickly,
	and it is more likely to have spread by the time of detection and to
	come back after treatment than other types of breast cancer; people
	diagnosed with metastatic TNBC have less than a 30 percent chance of
	surviving longer than five years; and
	WHEREAS, Triple-negative breast cancer cells do not contain
	three key receptors that medicines typically target in other types
	of breast cancers; therefore, there are limited options available
	for treatment; patients with an early diagnosis can often be
	treated with chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery, and recent
	innovations in targeted therapies have fueled the fight against the
	disease; and
	WHEREAS, Triple-negative breast cancer disproportionately
	affects younger women, Black and Hispanic women, women with type 2
	diabetes or excess weight in the abdomen, and those with BRCA1
	mutations; studies have shown that disease-specific mortality
	rates are often higher in patients of lower socioeconomic status,
	and compared to non-Hispanic white women, Black women are 48
	percent less likely to receive guideline-adherent care and around
	twice as likely to die from the disease; and
	WHEREAS, While advances in screening and treatment have
	reduced the overall breast cancer mortality rate over the last few
	decades, the disproportionate impact of TNBC on racial and ethnic
	minority communities calls for a heightened awareness about the
	disease-related disparities in order to tackle inequities in health
	care delivery such as inadequate access to screening, diagnostic
	testing, and care; and
	WHEREAS, TNBC is a serious and life-threatening disease, and
	the observance of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Month
	serves as a means of rallying support for increased early detection
	and ensuring quality care for all women; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize March 2023 as Triple-Negative Breast
	Cancer Awareness Month and urge all Texans to learn more about the
	disease.
	Collier
	González of Dallas
	Phelan Guerra Murr
	Allen Guillen Neave Criado
	Allison Harless Noble
	Anchía Harris of Anderson Oliverson
	Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz
	Ashby Harrison Orr
	Bailes Hayes Ortega
	Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson
	Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul
	Bernal Herrero Perez
	Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa
	Bonnen Holland Price
	Bowers Howard Ramos
	Bryant Hull Raney
	Buckley Hunter Raymond
	Bucy Isaac Reynolds
	Bumgarner Jetton Rogers
	Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose
	Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal
	Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer
	Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline
	Canales Kacal Schofield
	Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen
	Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr.
	Cole Kitzman Shine
	Collier Klick Slaton
	Cook Kuempel Slawson
	Cortez Lalani Smith
	Craddick Lambert Smithee
	Cunningham Landgraf Spiller
	Darby Leach Stucky
	Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson
	Dean Longoria Talarico
	DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper
	Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry
	Dutton Lozano Thimesch
	Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria
	Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris
	Frazier Martinez Tinderholt
	Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth
	Garcia Metcalf Troxclair
	Gates Meyer Turner
	Gerdes Meza VanDeaver
	Geren Moody Vasut
	Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo
	Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle
	González of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson
	González of El Paso Morrison Wu
	Goodwin Muñoz, Jr. Zwiener
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 257 was adopted by the House on March 8,
	2023, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House