HRES 48
105th Congress
House
Health
Breast cancer
Cancer research
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Department of Health and Human Services
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Medical screening
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Women
Women's health
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the need for further studies and accurate guidelines regarding the use of mammograms and other technology to screen women between the ages of 40 and 49 for breast cancer.
Introduced: February 11, 1997
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Feb 14, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Feb 11, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Feb 11, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E214-215)
Feb 11, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that studies are needed to further determine the benefits of screening women between the ages of 40 and 49 for breast cancer through mammograms and other emerging technologies and that the House urges the Advisory Panel for the National Cancer Institute to: (1) consider reissuing a specified guideline rescinded in 1993; or (2) direct the public to consider guidelines issued by other organizations until there is more definitive data.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
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