PA HR199

Designates October 2025 as "Breast Cancer Awareness Month" and October 17, 2025, as "National Mammography Day" in Pennsylvania

Approximately 140,000 women currently live with breast cancer in Pennsylvania, with more than 13,000 new diagnoses annually

In 2025, an estimated 316,950 women and 2,800 men will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer nationwide; one in eight women will face a breast cancer diagnosis in their lifetime

Early detection through mammography results in a 99% five-year survival rate and cuts the risk of dying from breast cancer nearly in half

Encourages Pennsylvanians to educate themselves about breast cancer and obtain appropriate screenings