SJR 17-040 — Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day

First Regular Session Seventy-first General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REVISEDENGROSSED LLS NO.

R17-0938.01 Darren Thornberry x4143 SJR17-040 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Martinez Humenik and Williams A., Moreno, Priola, Todd HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Michaelson Jenet and Sias,BucknerSiasBuckner Senate Committees House Committees SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 17-040 CCONCERNING ONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF O CTOBER 13, 2017, AS "M ETASTATIC B REAST C ANCER AAWARENESS WARENESS D AYAY". ".

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and O l y H i a F M WHEREAS,Thestoryforadvancedbreastcancerisquitedifferent because metastatic breast cancer patients continue to face many unique challenges, such as the emotional and physical demands of continual treatment and high mortality;

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F WHEREAS, This devastating stage of breast cancer occurs when cancer spreads beyondthebreasttoother parts of the body, including the bones, lungs, liver, and brain;