,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #bh1      
#bjai,mr4 ,morelle submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,reform  ,,resolution  ,expressing      
support for designation of ,march #c1   
#bjai1 as ,national ,triple-,negative   
,breast ,cancer ,day4  ,whereas         
triple-negative breast cancer was       
recognized as a distinct type of cancer 
in #bjjf2 ,whereas triple-negative      
breast cancer disproportionately affects
 young women1 ,black and ,hispanic      
women1 and those with ,,brca gene       
mutations2 ,whereas triple-negative     
breast cancers are estrogen             
receptor-negative1 progesterone         
receptor-negative1 and ,,her#b-negative1
 making them distinct from other breast 
cancers2 ,whereas there is no targeted  
therapy for triple-negative breast      
cancers2 ,whereas #aj to #bj percent of 
all breast cancer diagnoses are         

designated as triple-negative2 ,whereas 
triple-negative breast cancer can be    
more aggressive and more likely to      
spread and recur2 ,whereas              
triple-negative breast cancer accounts  
for around #be percent of all deaths    
from breast cancer in the ,united       
,states2 and ,whereas ,march #c1 #bjai1 
would be an appropriate date to         
designate as ,national ,triple-,negative
 ,breast ,cancer ,day3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it  ,that the ,house of              
,representatives supports the           
designation of ,national                
,triple-,negative ,breast ,cancer ,day  
to create awareness of the devastating  
effect of these cancers on ,american    
families and the need for strong action 
to eradicate triple-negative breast     
cancer4