South Carolina General Assembly

122nd Session, 2017-2018

H. 4185

STATUS INFORMATION

House Resolution

Sponsors: Reps. Putnam, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Arrington, Atkinson, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bedingfield, Bennett, Bernstein, Blackwell, Bowers, Bradley, Brown, Burns, Caskey, Chumley, Clary, Clemmons, Clyburn, CobbHunter, Cogswell, Cole, Collins, Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Davis, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Duckworth, Elliott, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrest, Forrester, Fry, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gilliard, Govan, Hamilton, Hardee, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Henegan, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hill, Hiott, Hixon, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, Jordan, King, Kirby, Knight, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, Magnuson, Martin, McCoy, McCravy, McEachern, McKnight, Mitchell, D.C.Moss, V.S.Moss, Murphy, B.Newton, W.Newton, Norrell, Ott, Parks, Pitts, Pope, Quinn, Ridgeway, M.Rivers, S.Rivers, RobinsonSimpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sandifer, Simrill, G.M.Smith, G.R.Smith, J.E.Smith, Sottile, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Thigpen, Toole, Weeks, West, Wheeler, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Yow

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Introduced in the House on April 26, 2017

Adopted by the House on April 26, 2017

Summary: Lola Brown Breast Self-Check Day

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

4/26/2017HouseIntroduced and adopted (House Journalpage118)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/26/2017

AHOUSE RESOLUTION

TO DECLARE MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2017, AS “LOLA BROWN BREAST SELFCHECK DAY” IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO SEEK TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OFPERFORMING MONTHLY SELFEXAMS FOR WOMEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF EIGHTEEN AND FORTY.

Whereas, the Lola Brown Foundation is a nonprofit organization that was created with a commitment to increasing breast cancer awareness and providing better education for young women on how to notice the signs of breast cancer earlier; and

Whereas, the foundation is dedicated to providing certified healthcare professionals to educate young women on the importance of and proper techniques for performing breast selfexams; and

Whereas, a breast selfexam is when a woman checks her own breasts for lumps, changes in size and shape of the breast, or any other changes or abnormalities. Breast selfexams allow women to recognize how their breasts normally look so they can more easily detect any abnormalities; and

Whereas, a part of the breast and female work group of the South Carolina Cancer Alliance (SCCA), the Lola Brown Foundation was named for an African American woman, Lola Brown, who, at the young age of twentyeight, discovered a lump in her breast during a selfexam. Her early detection of this allowed her to live for ten more years, before passing at the age of thirtyeight. Because of her experiences, Lola stressed the importance of early detection and raised thousands of dollars for breast cancer research and awareness. She also sought to educate young women that they too could be diagnosed with breast cancer under the age of forty; and

Whereas, according to the SCCA, nearly four thousand women are diagnosed with breast cancer and six hundred seventy die from the disease each year in South Carolina. Nationwide, approximately seventy thousand men and women between the ages of fifteen and thirtynine are diagnosed with cancer, with breast cancer as the most common for women in this age group. Statistics from the Young Survival Coalition show women between fifteen and fiftyfour die more frequently from breast cancer than any other cancer, and that younger women typically face more aggressive cancers with lower survival rates; and

Whereas, because South Carolina ranks thirteenth in the nation for breast cancer deaths, the Lola Brown Foundation’s focus is breast health education and awareness. The SCCA has found that exercise, weight control, and a healthy lifestyle can decrease the risk of breast cancer; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives understand the importance of increasing awareness of breast cancer and encourage all women to perform monthly selfexams in order to increase their chances of early detection for this disease. Furthermore, the members commend the work the Lola Brown Foundation has done and the steps it has made to educate young women. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, declare Monday, October 23, 2017, as “Lola Brown Breast SelfCheck Day” in South Carolina and seek to increase awareness of the importance of performing monthly selfexams for women between the ages of eighteen and forty.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented tothe Lola Brown Foundation.

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