[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 444 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 444

 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness 
                                 Month.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 2005

  Mr. Hall (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Harris, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
 Levin, Ms. Granger, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, 
Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Baldwin, 
   Mr. Cooper, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Dingell) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness 
                                 Month.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Gynecological Resolution for 
Advancement of Ovarian Cancer Education''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) ovarian cancer is a serious and under-recognized threat 
        to women's health;
            (2) ovarian cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer 
        death among women living in the United States;
            (3) ovarian cancer is very treatable when it is detected 
        early, but the vast majority of cases are not diagnosed until 
        the cancer has spread beyond the ovaries;
            (4) only 19 percent of ovarian cancer cases in the United 
        States are diagnosed in the early stages;
            (5) in cases where ovarian cancer is detected before it has 
        spread beyond the ovaries, more than 94 percent of women will 
        survive longer than five years;
            (6) many people do not know that ovarian cancer often 
        presents with persistent symptoms such as abdominal pressure, 
        bloating, discomfort, nausea, indigestion, constipation, 
        diarrhea, frequent urination, abnormal bleeding, unusual 
        fatigue, unexplained weight loss or gain, and shortness of 
        breath;
            (7) many people do not know that certain women are at 
        higher risk for developing ovarian cancer if they have risk 
        factors, including increasing age, a personal or family history 
        of ovarian, breast, or colon cancer, and not having had 
        children;
            (8) raising public awareness of ovarian cancer by educating 
        doctors and women about the disease will save lives;
            (9) ovarian cancer research is needed to develop early 
        detection tools, prevention methods, enhanced therapies, and a 
        cure;
            (10) there are still large gaps in knowledge on key 
        scientific aspects of the disease;
            (11) there is still no reliable and easy-to-administer 
        screening test for ovarian cancer;
            (12) President George W. Bush has proclaimed September 2005 
        as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month;
            (13) during the month of September, the Ovarian Cancer 
        National Alliance and its 46 State and regional groups hold 
        hundreds of events across the country to increase public 
        awareness of the disease; and
            (14) it would be appropriate to observe September 2005 as 
        National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    The House of Representatives supports the goals and ideals of 
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and it is the sense of the 
House of Representatives that--
            (1) awareness and early recognition of ovarian cancer 
        symptoms are currently the best way to save women's lives; and
            (2) ovarian cancer research should be well-funded so that a 
        reliable screening test can be developed and a cure can be 
        found.
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