HomeMy WebLinkAbout18-181RESOLUTION NO. 18-181
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 2018 AS
"BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH" AND SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2018 AS
"MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER DAY" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that starts in the cells of the breast that can grow
(invade) into surrounding tissues or spread (metastasize) to distant areas of the body.
2. Breast Cancer is the most frequently diagnosed form of cancer in women and men. In
2018, it is expected that 266,120 women, along with 63,960 new cases of carcinoma in situ (non-
invasive), an early form of breast cancer. About 2,550 men will be newly diagnosed with
invasive breast cancer in the United States in 2018.
3. Death rates from breast cancer have been decreasing since 1989, with larger decreases
in women under age 50. These decreases are believed to be the result of treatment advances,
early detection through screening, and increased awareness.
4. The American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk is a powerful
event to raise awareness and funds to end breast cancer. As the largest network of breast
cancer events in the nation, the noncompetitive three to five mile walks unite nearly 300
communities with a shared determination to finish the fight.
5. Funds raised by the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk of St. Lucie County enable
the American Cancer Society to save lives from breast cancer by funding groundbreaking breast
cancer research, providing free, comprehensive information and support to those touched by
breast cancer; and helping reduce their breast cancer risk or find it early when it is most treatable.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim the month of October 2018 as "BREAST CANCER
AWARENESS MONTH" and Saturday, October 20, 2018 as "MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST
CANCER DAY" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board encourages citizens to participate in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Walk at First Data Field in St. Lucie County on October 20, 2018 at 9:00 am to celebrate breast
cancer survivors, pay tribute to those lost to the disease, and raise funds to end breast cancer
once and for all.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 16th day of October 2018.
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