Hon Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month;
2) further notes that the aim of Breast Cancer Awareness month is to assist breast cancer charities to raise awareness through campaigns and fundraisers, and to contribute proceeds that fund research into combating the disease;
3) recognises that through such campaigns, information is made readily available about the cause, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease;
4) further recognises that breast cancer is the leading form of cancer in South African women;
5) acknowledges that breast cancer is not only a disease that affects women, but that an increasing minority of men are also being diagnosed with the disease;
6) further acknowledges that breast cancer is a terrible disease that does not just affect individuals, but that the disease also affects families; and
7) calls upon all South Africans, women in particular, to regularly perform self-examination checks, visit a medical practitioner and contribute to this campaign in any way because together and committed, cancer can be beaten.
Agreed to.