HR 49 — A Resolution designating October 13, 2025, as "Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.   430

                   THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 49
                                              Session of
                                                2025

     INTRODUCED BY DIAMOND, COOPER, VENKAT, CONKLIN, NEILSON,
        MARCELL, REICHARD, ZIMMERMAN AND GILLEN, FEBRUARY 3, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, FEBRUARY 3, 2025


                               A RESOLUTION
 1   Designating October 13, 2025, as "Metastatic Breast Cancer
 2      Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
 3      WHEREAS, Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer
 4   among women in the world, and second leading cause of cancer
 5   death among women in the United States; and
 6      WHEREAS, More than one in eight women and one in 833 men in
 7   the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their
 8   lifetimes; and
 9      WHEREAS, In 2025, an estimated 310,720 Americans will be
10   diagnosed with new cases of invasive breast cancer; and
11      WHEREAS, Metastatic breast cancer occurs when breast cancer
12   spreads to other parts of the body, including the bones, lungs,
13   liver and brain and has an average life expectancy of 24 to 36
14   months; and
15      WHEREAS, Regardless of early detection, approximately 30% of
16   stage 0 to III breast cancers will return as stage IV; and
17      WHEREAS, An estimated 42,250 Americans will die from breast
18   cancer in 2025, equal to approximately 115 individuals per day,
 1   with 98% due to metastatic breast cancer; and
 2      WHEREAS, The national organization, METAvivor Research and
 3   Support, funds critical stage IV metastatic breast cancer
 4   research, educates the public about metastatic breast cancer and
 5   lack of funding for stage IV treatment; and
 6      WHEREAS, METAvivor Research and Support aims to dramatically
 7   increase the current percentage of United States breast cancer
 8   research dollars from under 5% to 30% for the already
 9   metastasized patient; and
10      WHEREAS, The national hashtags for this initiative on social
11   media fall under #METAvivor and #LightUpMBC; and
12      WHEREAS, On October 13 of every year, there is a global
13   #LightUpMBC campaign to illuminate 115 landmarks in the
14   metastatic colors of teal, pink and green throughout the world,
15   which brings awareness to the disease and honors the daily
16   number of 115 lives lost to metastatic breast cancer; and
17      WHEREAS, The day will culminate in a virtual broadcast,
18   #LightUpMBC Live, to commemorate landmarks lighting around the
19   country, share inspiring stories by the metastatic breast cancer
20   community and raise research funds; and
21      WHEREAS, The pink ribbon is well-known for representing the
22   fight against early stage breast cancer and is not inclusive of
23   stage IV; therefore be it
24      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
25   October 13, 2025, as "Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day";
26   and be it further
27      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
28   METAvivor #LightUpMBC national campaign.




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