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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
October 13, 2021
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #21-393
Sponsored By: Karen Joliat, Christine Long, Eileen Kowall, Robert Hoffman, Adam Kochenderfer, Marcia
Gershenson, Thomas Kuhn, Gary McGillivray, Charles Moss, Philip Weipert, Penny Luebs, Yolanda Smith
Charles, Janet Jackson, David Woodward, Charles Cavell, Gwen Markham, William Miller I11, Kristen Nelson,
Angela Powell, Michael Spisz, Michael Gingell
IN RE: Designation of October 2021 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Oakland County
Chairperson and Members of the Board:
WHEREAS in 1985, the American Cancer Society established Breast Cancer Awareness Month to promote
mammography as the most effective weapon in the fight against breast cancer; and
WHEREAS 1 in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime; and
WHEREAS breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women, except for skin cancers. It is
estimated that in 2021, approximately 30% of all new cancer diagnoses in women will be breast cancer; and
WHEREAS there are several types of breast cancer —divided into non-invasive and invasive which can be
diagnosed at different stages of development and can grow at different rates; and
WHEREAS in 2021, an estimated 281,550 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in
the U.S. as well as 49,290 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer; and
WHEREAS on average, every 2 minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the U.S. and in 2021, it is
estimated that 43,600 women will die from breast cancer; and
WHEREAS although rare, an estimated 2,650 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year in the U.S.
and approximately 530 will die; and
WHEREAS if cancer is detected at an early stage, it can be treated before it spreads to other parts of the body.
And, while the exact cause of breast cancer is not fully understood, there are many factors, including age and
family medical history, that increase the likelihood of developing it; and
WHEREAS 64 percent of breast cancer cases are diagnosed at a localized stage (there is no sign that the cancer
has spread outside of the breast), for which the 5-year survival rate is 99%; and
WHEREAS in recent years, perhaps coinciding with the decline in prescriptive hormone replacement therapy
after menopause, we have seen a gradual reduction in female breast cancer incidence rates among women aged
50 and older; and
WHEREAS since 1990, death rates from breast cancer have been declining in part due to better screening,
early detection, increased awareness, and the continuous improvement in treatment options; and
WHEREAS with the advancement in detection and treatment, there are over 3.5 million breast cancer survivors
in the United States.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners honors breast
cancer patients, survivors, and their families and recognizes October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in
Oakland County to promote awareness and research for a cure.
Chairperson, the following Commissioners are sponsoring the foregoing Resolution: Karen Joliat, Christine
Long, Eileen Kowall, Robert Hoffman, Adam Kochenderfer, Marcia Gershenson, Thomas Kuhn, Gary
McGillivray, Charles Moss, Philip Weipert, Penny Luebs, Yolanda Smith Charles, Janet Jackson, David
Woodward, Charles Cavell, Gwen Markham, William Miller III, Kristen Nelson, Angela Powell, Michael
Spisz, Michael Gingell.
"id Date: October 13, 2021
David Woodward, Commissioner
Date, October 14, 2021
Lisa Brown, County Clerk / Register of Deeds
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2021-10-05 Legislative Affairs & Government Operations - recommend to Board
2021-10-13 Full Board
VOTE TRACKING
Motioned by Commissioner Gary McGillivray seconded by Commissioner Christine Long to adopt the attached
Resolution: Designation of October 2021 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Oakland County.
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Spisz, Karen Joliat, Kristen Nelson, Eileen Kowall, Christine Long, Philip
Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Thomas Kuhn, Charles Moss, Marcia Gershenson, Adam L.
Kochenderfer, Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Penny Luebs, Janet Jackson, Gary McGillivray,
Robert Hoffman (19)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: Commissioner Miller 111, Commissioner Gingell (2)
The Motion Passed.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
L Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on October 1321, 2021,
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court at Pontiac.
Michigan on Friday. October 13), 2021.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk / Register of Deeds