PA HR49

Designates October 13, 2025, as "Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania

Recognizes the METAvivor #LightUpMBC national campaign, which illuminates 115 landmarks in teal, pink, and green to honor the approximately 115 people who die daily from metastatic breast cancer

Highlights that an estimated 310,720 Americans will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2025, with approximately 42,250 deaths expected

Notes that metastatic breast cancer (stage IV) receives under 5% of U.S. breast cancer research funding, despite approximately 30% of earlier-stage breast cancers eventually becoming metastatic

States that metastatic breast cancer has an average life expectancy of 24 to 36 months and accounts for 98% of breast cancer deaths