[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 238 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 238

 Designating the third week in January 2012 as ``Teen Cancer Awareness 
                                Week''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 26, 2011

Mr. Menendez submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Designating the third week in January 2012 as ``Teen Cancer Awareness 
                                Week''.

Whereas cancer among adolescents is rare, but is still the leading cause of 
        death from disease in teenagers between 15 and 19 years of age;
Whereas teen cancer patients receive treatment at a number of different medical 
        establishments, including pediatric hospitals, pediatric oncology 
        centers, and adult cancer facilities;
Whereas teen cancer patients may feel out of place in any of these settings if 
        their clinical and psychosocial needs are not met;
Whereas 40 percent of cancer patients aged 14 and younger are enrolled in 
        clinical trials, compared with only 9 percent of cancer patients between 
        the ages of 15 and 24;
Whereas teens with cancer have unique concerns about their education, social 
        lives, body image, and infertility, among other concerns, and their 
        needs may be misunderstood or unacknowledged;
Whereas many adolescent cancer survivors have difficulty readjusting to school 
        and social settings, and experience anxiety, and in some cases face 
        increased learning difficulties; and
Whereas there exists an undeniable need not only to understand the biological 
        and clinical needs of teens with cancer, and to seek the prevention of 
        cancer in teens, but also to increase awareness in the larger community 
        about the unique challenges facing teens with cancer: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the Senate designates the third week in January 2012 
as ``Teen Cancer Awareness Week'' in order to promote awareness about 
teen cancers and the unique medical and social needs of teens with 
cancer.
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