[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. Res. 288 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 288

  Designating September 2007 as ``National Prostate Cancer Awareness 
                                Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2007

 Mr. Sessions (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Inhofe, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
   Specter, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. 
    Feinstein, Mrs. Dole, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Cochran) submitted the 
   following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

                           September 6, 2007

                Reported by Mr. Leahy, without amendment

                           September 7, 2007

                        Considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Designating September 2007 as ``National Prostate Cancer Awareness 
                                Month''.

Whereas countless families in the United States live with prostate cancer;
Whereas 1 in 6 men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer 
        in his lifetime;
Whereas over the past decade, prostate cancer has been the most commonly 
        diagnosed non-skin cancer and the second most common cause of cancer-
        related deaths among men in the United States;
Whereas, in 2007, according to estimates from the American Cancer Society, over 
        218,890 men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer 
        and 27,050 men in the United States will die of prostate cancer;
Whereas 30 percent of new diagnoses of prostate cancer occur in men under the 
        age of 65;
Whereas a man in the United States turns 50 years old about every 14 seconds, 
        increasing his odds of developing cancer, including prostate cancer;
Whereas African-American males suffer a prostate cancer incidence rate up to 65 
        percent higher than White males and double the mortality rates;
Whereas obesity is a significant predictor of the severity of prostate cancer 
        and the probability that the disease will lead to death;
Whereas if a man in the United States has 1 family member diagnosed with 
        prostate cancer, he has double the risk of prostate cancer, if he has 2 
        family members with such diagnoses, he has 5 times the risk, and if he 
        has 3 family members with such diagnoses, he then has a 97 percent risk 
        of prostate cancer;
Whereas screening by both a digital rectal examination (DRE) and a prostate 
        specific antigen blood test (PSA) can diagnose the disease in earlier 
        and more treatable stages and reduce prostate cancer mortality;
Whereas ongoing research promises further improvements in prostate cancer 
        prevention, early detection, and treatments; and
Whereas educating people in the United States, including health care providers, 
        about prostate cancer and early detection strategies is crucial to 
        saving the lives of men and preserving and protecting families: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates September 2007 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 for, and treatment of, prostate 
                cancer;
                    (B) to increase research funding that is 
                commensurate with the burden of the disease so that the 
                screening and treatment of prostate cancer may be 
                improved, and so that the causes of, 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 
        on the people of the United States, interested groups, and 
        affected persons--
                    (A) to promote awareness of prostate cancer;
                    (B) to take an active role in the fight to end the 
                devastating effects of prostate cancer on individuals, 
                their families, and the economy; and
                    (C) to observe National Prostate Cancer Awareness 
                Month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
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