Draft Proclamation
City of SantaClara
WHEREAS, Breast Cancer Awareness Month is celebrated throughout the month of October to increase awareness of the disease, to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure, as well as to educate people about the importance of early screening and detecting breast cancer early; and
WHEREAS, breast cancer is the second -leading cause of cancer deaths in women , and the chance that a woman will die from breast cancer is about 1 in 39; and
WHEREAS, about 1 in 8 women in the United States will develop breast cancer over the course of her lifetime; in 20 23, an estimated 297,790 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women; and
WHEREAS, breast cancer in men is rare; in 2023, an estimated 2,800 new cases of breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in men; and
WHEREAS, the third Friday in October each year is National Mammography Day; this year, National Mammography Day will be celebrated on October 20, 2023; a mammography, the screening test for breast cancer, can detect breast cancer up to two years before physical symptoms can be seen or felt; and
WHEREAS, most people can survive breast cancer if it’s found and treated early; death rates from breast cancer have been declining, and these changes are thought to be the results of treatment advances, earlier detection through screening, and increased awareness;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, LISA M. GILLMOR, by virtue of the authority vested i n me as Mayor, and on behalf of the City of Santa Clara, do hereby proclaim the month of October 2023, as
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
in the City of Santa Clara and call upon the Santa Clara’s residents to raise awareness for breast cancer prevention and the importance of detecting breast cancer early.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Santa Clara, California, this 24th day of October 2023.
LISA M. GILLMOR
MAYOR
City of Santa Clara
Proclamation