BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
2010
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, according to the American Cancer Society, during this year alone more than 6,500 women in
North Carolina will receive a diagnosis of breast cancer, and approximately 1,340 North Carolina women will die
from the disease; and
- WHEREAS, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in the nation, and is the
second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in North Carolina and in the United States; and
WHEREAS, one woman will be diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes, and one woman will die
of breast cancer every 13 minutes in the United States; and
WHEREAS, every woman is at risk for breast cancer even if she has no family history or other risk factors
of the disease; and
WHEREAS, early detection can be an extremely effective tool, timely screening mammograms could
prevent 15 to 30 percent of all deaths from breast cancer in women over age 40, and if breast cancer is found and
diagnosed while still confined to the breast, the 5-year relative survival rate is more than 98 percent; and
WHEREAS, there are more than 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the United States today; and
WHEREAS, October is designated as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the pink ribbon is the
internationally recognized symbol of breast cancer awareness; and
, WHEREAS, community organizations, churches, synagogues and other places of worship, as well as
worksites, can play a special role in educating members or employees about breast cancer;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby
recognize October 2010, as "BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH" in North Carolina. I urge all North
Carolinians to wear pink ribbons in recognition of breast cancer awareness and in honor of women who have lost
their lives to breast cancer and of those women who are now courageously fighting the battle with breast canceL I
futiher encourage women to talk with their health care providers about regular screening and to promote early
detection of breast cancer oy having regular clinical breast examinations, getting regular mammograms, and
practicing monthly breast self-examination.
BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
ve hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North
Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this third day of August in the year of our Lord two thousand and ten and the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thi_rty-fifth.