WI SJR91

Proclaims October 2025 and October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Months in Wisconsin to promote awareness, early detection, and treatment of breast cancer

Cites National Cancer Institute estimates that 316,950 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2025 (over 15% of all new cancer cases) and 42,170 women will die from it (nearly 7% of cancer deaths)

Notes Wisconsin's breast cancer incidence rate of 137 cases per 100,000 women (2017-2021) exceeds the national rate of 129.8 per 100,000

Acknowledges breast cancer affects men as well, with approximately 2,800 men expected to be diagnosed and 510 to die from it in 2025

References a 40% decline in national female breast cancer mortality attributed to increased mammogram use and treatment improvements