[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 38 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 38

 Expressing support for the designation of an Early Detection Month to 
 enhance public awareness of the need for screening for breast cancer 
                     and all other forms of cancer.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 6, 2009

    Mrs. Hagan (for herself and Mr. Durbin) submitted the following 
 concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing support for the designation of an Early Detection Month to 
 enhance public awareness of the need for screening for breast cancer 
                     and all other forms of cancer.

Whereas more than 2,000,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed in the United 
        States every year;
Whereas the most common types of cancer in the United States are nonmelanoma 
        skin cancer, breast cancer in women, prostate cancer in men, lung 
        cancer, and colorectal cancers;
Whereas 1 out of every 8 women in the United States will develop breast cancer 
        in her lifetime;
Whereas incidence of breast cancer in young women is much lower than in older 
        women, and breast cancers are generally more aggressive and result in 
        lower survival rates when they occur in young women;
Whereas breast cancer takes the life of 1 woman in the United States every 13 
        minutes;
Whereas, in 2009, approximately 192,370 women in the United States will be 
        diagnosed with invasive breast cancer;
Whereas available treatments are very unlikely to cure advanced breast cancer;
Whereas many oncologists and breast cancer researchers believe that a cure for 
        breast cancer will not be discovered until well into the future;
Whereas lung cancer (both small cell and non-small cell) is the second most 
        common cancer in women;
Whereas, in 2009, approximately 11,270 women in the United States will be 
        diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer, of which approximately 4,070 
        will die;
Whereas, if ovarian cancer is detected and treated early, the survival rate is 
        93 percent, however, fewer than 20 percent of all cases of ovarian 
        cancer are found at an early stage;
Whereas prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men, 
        with more than 80 percent of all cases occurring in men more than 65 
        years old;
Whereas African-American men are diagnosed with prostate cancer at later stages 
        and die of prostate cancer more often than White men;
Whereas, in 2009, approximately 192,280 men in the United States will be 
        diagnosed with invasive prostate cancer;
Whereas if cancer is detected early enough, more than 75 percent of all people 
        who develop cancer could be saved;
Whereas greater awareness of the critical necessity for the early detection of 
        breast cancer and other cancers will not only save tens of thousands of 
        lives but also greatly reduce the financial strain on government and 
        private health care services by detecting cancer before it requires very 
        expensive medical treatment;
Whereas there is a need for enhanced public awareness of the need for cancer 
        screening; and
Whereas the designation of an Early Detection Month will enhance public 
        awareness of breast cancer and all other forms of cancer: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That Congress supports the designation of an Early Detection Month to 
enhance public awareness of the need for screening for breast cancer 
and all other forms of cancer.
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