March 3, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 42 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

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    RECOGNIZING NATIONAL TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS DAY

  (Mr. MORELLE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MORELLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of National Triple 
Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Day, which is recognized around the 
country on March 3 each year.
  This day is especially meaningful for me, as my daughter, Lauren, 
battled triple negative breast cancer for nearly 2 years before her 
death in August 2017.
  Between 10 and 20 percent of breast cancer patients are triple 
negative, meaning they don't respond to traditional hormone therapies. 
They are considered more aggressive cancers, and the prognosis is poor.
  My daughter was very public in her fight against breast cancer, and I 
know that she would want me to use today to raise awareness and to 
encourage those at risk to be screened.
  I am humbled to have reintroduced a resolution officially designating 
this day in the hopes that, together, we can bring greater awareness of 
triple negative breast cancer and encourage early detection and 
treatment.
  May we resolve to fight together with the strength and courage that 
Lauren demonstrated each and every day to finally find a cure for this 
awful and dreaded disease.

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