Wendell Ford: “I rise today in support of this resolution, Senate Resolution 208, that is so vitally important to the women of this…”

“I rise today in support of this resolution, Senate Resolution 208, that is so vitally important to the women of this Nation. Breast cancer is a most horrible disease, it strikes all generations and is unrelenting in the attack on its victims. If there is anything that can be done to stop it, we must pursue that effort with all the resources that we possess. Mr. President, there is something that we can do. A properly performed mammography can help catch this dreaded disease in its early stages, when changes are highest for a full recovery. It is not perfect, it is not 100 percent effective, but it is a start. However, relaxed new guidelines on when women should begin routine mammography screening could put this valuable preventive medicine out of reach. Passage of this resolution will demonstrate how wrong the Senate feels these new guidelines are. This is not the solution to the greater problem, but it is a positive first step in the fight against breast cancer, and I say again, the least that can be done. It is with that sentiment that I ask my colleagues to join me in my support for this most meaningful legislation.”