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This 6 page paper discusses H. R. 1723 / S. 830, also known as the Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2001. The paper offers an introduction, which explains the underlying reasons for the introduction of this bill. The major provisions of the bill are explained along with the benefits and impact such legislation would have. Data regarding incidence and deaths related to breast cancer are included. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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for this bill is Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2001 (The Orator, 2001). The bills were introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Nita M. Lowey (D-NY)
and to the Senate by Senator Lincoln D. Chafee (R-RI) on May 3, 2001 (Office of Legislative Policy and Analysis, 2001). The underlying reasons for the introduction of this
bill are based on Congressional findings about breast cancer: * It is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among American women (The Orator, 2001). * With the exception of
skin cancer, more women are living with breast cancer than any other type of cancer. There are about 3 million American women living with this disease. The estimate of 3
million is based on 2 million diagnosed cases and an estimated 1 million women who are as yet not diagnosed (The Orator, 2001). * Breast cancer is the most commonly
diagnosed cancer among women in the world, excluding skin cancer. There were 233,000 new cases in 2001, 192,000 of whom had invasive breast cancer and 40,800 were cases of ductal
carcinoma in situ. Approximately 40,000 women between the ages of 20 and 59 die each year in the U.S. from breast cancer. Another breast cancer patient is diagnosed every 2
minutes and one woman dies from this disease every 13 minutes (The Orator, 2001). * American women have a 1 in 8 chance of getting breast cancer (The Orator, 2001).
This represented an increase from 1 in 11 chances in 1975 (The Orator, 2001). * 90 percent of the women who contract breast cancer have no history of the disease
in their families (The Orator, 2001). This means that every woman is at risk (The Orator, 2001). * It is recognized there is a need to broaden the scope of
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