LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to
proclaim October 16-22, 2016, as Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week in
the State of New York

WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize official
weeks that are set aside to increase awareness of serious issues that
affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, it is the sense of this Legislative Body to memori-
alize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim October 16-22, 2016, as Male
Breast Cancer Awareness Week in the State of New York; and
WHEREAS, An estimated 450 men die from breast cancer each year, a
number that is expected only to increase; and
WHEREAS, Breast cancer is widely believed to be a disease confined to
women, and due to a general lack of awareness that men can also develop
breast cancer, men are typically diagnosed during the disease's later
stages; and
WHEREAS, Promoting awareness and education about male breast cancer is
crucial to improving the health and well-being of men throughout the
State and nation, facilitating earlier detection, improving the prognos-
es of men who have been diagnosed with the disease, and ultimately
preventing further loss of life; and
WHEREAS, In remembrance of the many men who have lost their lives to
breast cancer, and in support of those who are currently fighting this
often overlooked disease, every citizen, whether male or female, includ-
ing parents, siblings, spouses, educators, and physicians, is encouraged
to take part in spreading awareness of male breast cancer; now, there-
fore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim October 16-22, 2016, as
Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week in the State of New York; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New
York.