HB 248 Summary

• Enacts section 5.2266 of the Revised Code to designate October 13 as "Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day" in Ohio.

• Establishes the day to raise public awareness and understanding of breast cancer that has spread through the bloodstream to other parts of the body.

• Recognizes that breast cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer deaths among American women.

• Commends Ohio's scientists and health professionals for developing new technologies and treatments for metastatic breast cancer and encourages continued research efforts.