PRO 2018-14 Breast Cancer Awareness TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
PROCLAMATION NO. 2018-14
A PROCLAMATION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, SUPPORTING OCTOBER 2018 AS BREAST
CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN TROPHY CLUB; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the
United States accounting for 30% of newly diagnosed cancers; and
WHEREAS, in 2017, about 252,710 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be
diagnosed in women and 2,370 cases will be diagnosed in men in the United States;
and
WHEREAS, every 2 minutes, one case of breast cancer is diagnosed in a
woman in the United States and one in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in
her lifetime; and
WHEREAS, mammography, an "x-ray of the breast," is recognized as the single
most effective method of detecting breast changes long before physical symptoms can
be seen or felt. Early detection and improved treatment is believed to have significantly
reduced the number of deaths caused by breast cancer; and
WHEREAS, researchers, scientists, and numerous nonprofit organizations, are
dedicated to discovering the cure for breast cancer. During the month of October, we
acknowledge the extraordinary commitment and effort invested in this cause; and
WHEREAS, we recognize that over two and a half million Americans are breast
cancer survivors that give us hope of a better future.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR C. NICK SANDERS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH
THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, DO HEREBY
PROCLAIM:
OCTOBER 2018 AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
Section 1. Extending our deepest respect for survivors and those advocating for
prevention and a cure.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club,
Texas, this 9th day of October 2018.
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