Recommendation to request City Attorney to prepare a resolution recognizing October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month to increase awareness about breast cancer and promote healthy lifestyle choices that reduce the risk of cancer.
Next to that. I'm 16, please. Communication from Councilwoman Allen. Councilman and I have Councilwoman Sorrell recommendation to request city attorney. Their pair resolution recognizing October as breast cancer awareness month. Councilman Allen. Thank you, Mayor. I'm very proud to introduce this resolution today, and I think it's an important gesture that our city can make. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and while most people are aware of breast cancer, many forget there are practical steps that we can take to detect the disease in its early stages. As most of you know, I'm a breast cancer survivor. And I think that it's important that we raise awareness for this disease. I am going to take this opportunity because a really close friend of mine done a woman called me when I was in my forties and she was so persistent that I go and get a mammogram . And it was when I look back and I think about these conversations, I thought, you know, I'm young and it was just a distant thought of cancer. But she was persistent and maybe just a good ma was speaking to her, but I wouldn't have that mammogram. And then I was diagnosed with cancer and I went on to have a double radical mastectomy. And breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of death in women in the United States. The chance of a woman having breast cancer sometime during her lifetime is about one in eight. And early onset of cancer, which is women under the age of 45, is one in ten. Breast cancer is very common, but it's also preventable. So today I'm asking the city to recognize October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and help our residents to be more informed and better prepare to prevent, manage and survive breast cancer. Thank you, councilwoman, councilman and engineer. Thank you, Councilwoman Allen, for bringing this item forward. I really respect and admire your passion and advocacy on this matter. As a breast cancer survivor, my sister is also a breast cancer survivor. And I just want to say I stand with you in this advocacy to raise awareness about breast cancer. I think it is very important that we all understand the importance not only within women, but also within men, because everybody has moms and daughters and sisters. And so I'm happy to support this item with you. Councilmember Granger. Thank you. And I want to. Think of the people who brought this forward of. I used to bring this forward a couple of times when I first started in the city council because my wife is a breast cancer survivor and I wanted to make sure that the message would get out to individuals to please, please, please. Get yourself examined. Get a press or get a test because your best way to fight it is when you catch it early in my way. We're fortunate in that you caught it early and didn't have to go through the major type of surgeries that other people have gone through, like my colleague in the islands. And, you know, thank you for bringing that forward and making people aware that this is a very important health issue and that people should continue to get the get tested. Very happy to support. Thank you, Councilwoman Sara. Thank you, Mayor. I want to thank Councilmember Allen for bringing the item forward and that I also stand with her and all of the those who have survived breast cancer, as well as wanting to honor those who had passed from breast cancer as well. And that this is an important month where it's, you know, if you're not scheduled to get tested is a good time to make sure you do and that it's on a regular basis. And just that it's never. It's always important to do education on this. So thank you so much. Thank you. And Councilman Price. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I, too, want to thank Councilwoman Allen and the COSIGNERS for bringing this item forward. And also, I just really want to thank Councilwoman Allen for sharing so openly and honestly about her personal journey with breast cancer. I think her allowing herself to be vulnerable about that will hopefully allow a lot of people to to take, you know, to kind of heed that advice and and do what they need to to make sure they're safe. My mother was a breast cancer survivor. She is currently surviving breast cancer because her cancer came back a few years ago and she has metastasized breast cancer. But we have amazing medicine today and amazing doctors and nurses at the City of Hope, where we go as a family to get her treatment. And as a result of that and all of the research that's been done in the area of breast cancer, my mother is still hanging in there and, you know, feistier than ever with her four years in taking the current daily medication that she takes. And so I'm proud of the efforts that the leaders throughout this country have done to support policies to advance the science in the area of breast cancer and super proud to serve on a board with so many women for whom this disease is incredibly significant. And with at least one of those women has shared her personal story, having touched been touched by this personally. And so I appreciate that. Thank you. Thank you. Councilwoman, is there any public comment on this? And please cast your votes.