32-Breast Cancer Awareness
PROCLAMATION NO. 2005-32
WHEREAS, educating women about the importance of early detection is entering its twentieth year; and
WHEREAS, mammography use has increased substantially and breast cancer death rates have declined; and
WHEREAS, many women do not use mammography at regular intervals; and
WHEREAS, mammography is the single most effective method of detecting breast changes that may be cancer, long before physical symptoms can be seen or felt; and
WHEREAS, breast cancer deaths could decline further if all women age forty and older received mammograms at regular intervals;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me as
Mayor of the City of Huntsville, Texas that:
The Month of October
be declared: “BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH”
in the City of Huntsville.
PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this the 3rd day of October, 2005.
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J. TURNER, MAYOR