[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 5 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 5

Recognizing the severity of the issue of cervical health, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 1999

 Ms. Millender-McDonald submitted the following concurrent resolution; 
            which was referred to the Committee on Commerce

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Recognizing the severity of the issue of cervical health, and for other 
                               purposes.

Whereas cervical cancer annually strikes an estimated 15,000 women in the United 
        States;
Whereas during an average woman's lifetime cervical cancer strikes one out of 
        every 50 American women;
Whereas it is estimated that during this decade more than 150,000 women will be 
        diagnosed with cervical cancer in the United States;
Whereas according to the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program of 
        the National Cancer Institute, when cervical cancer is detected at an 
        early stage, the five-year survival rate is 91 percent;
Whereas cervical cancer is a preventable disease yet is one of the leading 
        causes of death among American women;
Whereas according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the 
        mortality rate among American women with cervical cancer declined during 
        the period 1960 through 1997, but now has begun to rise; and
Whereas cervical cancer survivors have shown tremendous courage and 
        determination in the face of adversity: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) recognizes the severity of the issue of cervical 
        health;
            (2) calls on the Unites States as a whole to support both 
        the individuals with cervical cancer as well as the family and 
        loved ones of individuals with cervical cancer through public 
        awareness and education; and
            (3) calls on the people of the United States to take this 
        opportunity to learn about cervical cancer and how they can 
        lower their likelihood for developing cervical cancer and 
        ensure early detection.
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