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This joint resolution urges the United States Congress to pass the "Find It Early Act," which aims to improve breast cancer screening and detection. The resolution highlights the critical importance of early breast cancer detection, noting that the five-year survival rate is 99 percent when cancer is diagnosed before spreading, compared to only 30 percent when it has spread to distant body parts. The proposed legislation would require health insurance plans to cover breast cancer screenings and diagnostic imaging, including mammograms, breast ultrasounds, and breast MRIs, at no cost for women with dense breasts or other breast cancer risk factors. The resolution emphasizes that dense breast tissue can obscure mammogram results, potentially leading to missed diagnoses, and that the high cost of additional screenings may prevent women from getting necessary tests. By referencing statistics from the American Cancer Society, which projects over 310,000 new breast cancer cases and approximately 42,100 deaths in 2025, the resolution underscores the urgent need to improve early detection methods and make screenings more accessible and affordable for women.

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