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i~[qere~tl, in 1998, 2,400 Iowa women will be diagnosed with.breast
cancer and 600 will die from the disease, and
ittti ereas, early detection could spare as many as one-third of those lives;
however, research shows that only a small perc. entage of women in
Iowa are getting screening mammograms ~n accordance with
nationally-accepted guidelines, and
iltt[~ereHB, the American Cancer Society recommends screening for breast
cancer including a routine mammography, examination by a
physician, and monthly breast self-examination.
nm, fi erefnre,
I, Ernest W. Lehman, Mayor of the Cit of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim the month of October 199~to be
and October 16, 1998, to be
in Iowa City and, in doing so, encourage all women in Iowa City to check
with their doctors to see whether they should get a mammogram. I also urge
each and every resident of Iowa City to make sure the women they care
about participate in this program.
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 6th day of October, 1998.
ttt[~L~!Teatt, in 1998, 2,400 Iowa women will b,
~Cancer and 600 will die from the disease.
nosed with breast
early detection could spare as
research shows that only a
are getting screening
guidelines,
as one-third of those lives;
perc. entage of women in
~n accordance with
cancer
physician,
a routine
monthly
screening for breast
.gr. aphy, examination by a
/l erefnre,b
Iowa, do here y
Mayor of the Ci of Iowa City,
month of October 199~to be
and October 16, 1998, to
in Iowa City and,
with their doctors
each and every
about 1:
so, encourage
see whether they
ident of Iowa City to
this program.
women in Iowa City to check
a mammogram. I also urge
sure the women they care
Signed in
this 6th d~
.wa City, Iowa,
of October, 1998.
Mayor