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COOK COUNTY RECOGNIZES OCTOBER 2024 AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
WHEREAS, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness and public knowledge of this disease, especially the importance of early detection of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment; and
WHEREAS, Breast Cancer is a significant global health issue that affects millions of individuals each year; and
WHEREAS, Breast Cancer is a prevalent and complex disease that arises from uncontrolled growth of cells in the breast tissue. Women are primarily affected by this, but men can also develop this condition; and
WHEREAS, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, 1 in 8 women and 1 in 726 men in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime; and
WHEREAS, in 2024, an estimated 310,720 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in the U.S., as well as 56,500 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer; and
WHEREAS, in 2024, an estimated 2,790 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in men in the U.S; and
WHEREAS, Breast cancer is about 100 times less common among White men than among White women. It is about 70 times less common among Black men than Black women. As in Black women, Black men with breast cancer tend to have a worse prognosis; and
WHEREAS, Breast cancer is the most common cancer among U.S. women after skin cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in Hispanic women; and
WHEREAS, an estimated 42,250 women and 530 men will die from breast cancer in 2024; and
WHEREAS, according to the American Cancer Society, the 5-year relative survival rate is over 99% for breast cancer diagnosed at a localized stage, when the treatment is typically more effective and less extensive, but drops to 87% for regional-stage and 32% for distant-stage disease; and
WHEREAS, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, approximately 66% of breast cancer ...
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