[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 138 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 138

   Designating the month of September as ``National Prostate Cancer 
                           Awareness Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 23, 2001

 Mr. Burns (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. 
    Lincoln, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Bayh, Ms. 
  Mikulski, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Corzine, Mr. 
    Sarbanes, Mr. Reid, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Dorgan, Mrs. 
   Feinstein, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. 
 Cochran, Mr. Specter, Mr. Craig, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Helms, 
  Mr. Hatch, Mr. Warner, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
Inhofe, Mr. Allen, Mr. Dayton, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Reed, Mr. Breaux, Mr. 
 Lieberman, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Ensign, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
   Stevens, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. DeWine, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Santorum, Mr. 
 Hagel, and Mr. Roberts) submitted the following resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Designating the month of September as ``National Prostate Cancer 
                           Awareness Month''.

Whereas over 1,000,000 American families live with prostate cancer;
Whereas 1 American man in 6 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his 
        lifetime;
Whereas prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed nonskin cancer and the 
        second most common cancer killer of American men;
Whereas 198,100 American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and 31,500 
        American men will die of prostate cancer in 2001, according to American 
        Cancer Society estimates;
Whereas fully \1/4\ of new cases of prostate cancer occur in men during their 
        prime working years;
Whereas African Americans have the highest incidence and mortality rates of 
        prostate cancer in the world;
Whereas screening by both digit rectal examination and prostate specific antigen 
        blood test (PSA) can diagnose the disease in earlier and more treatable 
        stages and have reduced prostate cancer mortality;
Whereas the research pipeline promises further improvements in prostate cancer 
        prevention, early detection, and treatments; and
Whereas educating Americans, including health care providers, about prostate 
        cancer and early detection strategies is crucial to saving men's lives 
        and preserving and protecting our families: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates the month of September as ``National 
        Prostate Cancer Awareness Month'';
            (2) declares that the Federal Government has a 
        responsibility--
                    (A) to raise awareness about the importance of 
                screening methods and treatment of prostate cancer;
                    (B) to increase research funding that is 
                commensurate with the burden of the disease so that the 
                causes of, and improved screening, treatments, and a 
                cure for, prostate cancer may be discovered; and
                    (C) to continue to consider ways for improving 
                access to, and the quality of, health care services for 
                detecting and treating prostate cancer; and
            (3) requests the President to issue a proclamation calling 
        upon the people of the United States, interested groups, and 
        affected persons to promote awareness of prostate cancer, to 
        take an active role in the fight to end the devastating effects 
        of prostate cancer on individuals, their families, and the 
        economy and to observe the month of September with appropriate 
        ceremonies and activities.
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