[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 102 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 102

Expressing support for designation of September 25, 2015, as ``National 
                 Pediatric Bone Cancer Awareness Day''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 10, 2015

 Mr. Farenthold submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
                to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing support for designation of September 25, 2015, as ``National 
                 Pediatric Bone Cancer Awareness Day''.

Whereas September is ``National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month'';
Whereas pediatric bone cancers comprise 5 percent of all pediatric cancers;
Whereas 5-year survival rates from metastasized pediatric bone cancers are only 
        about 10 percent;
Whereas a separate day to raise awareness for pediatric bone cancer will help 
        raise awareness of the disease in parents, potentially leading to 
        earlier diagnosis and better survival rates;
Whereas increased awareness may also help promote funding into pediatric bone 
        cancer research where treatments and survival rates have been virtually 
        unchanged for a quarter century;
Whereas children with bone cancer courageously face painful and disfiguring 
        surgeries, grueling physical therapy, the side effects from the harshest 
        of chemotherapies, lost time from school, and the social stigma among 
        teens: physical disabilities, scars, hair loss, weight loss, and absence 
        from school;
Whereas the parents, siblings, and families of children with bone cancer face 
        unique difficulties, including separation of family for extended periods 
        of time during treatment, difficulties in providing parental guidance to 
        the children in the family who are not afflicted with cancer, financial 
        strains over several years, and the emotional strain of watching a child 
        suffer through treatment and often die a painful death after years of 
        struggling;
Whereas the Triumph Over Kid Cancer Foundation is working to raise research 
        funds and awareness of pediatric bone cancer and now seeks this 
        designation to continue the raising of public awareness of the extent 
        and magnitude of the damages inflicted on families across the United 
        States from pediatric bone cancer; and
Whereas September 25, 2015, would be an appropriate date to designate as 
        ``National Pediatric Bone Cancer Awareness Day'' to raise awareness for 
        pediatric bone cancer: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the designation of ``National Pediatric Bone 
        Cancer Awareness Day''; and
            (2) commends--
                    (A) children battling bone cancer, and their 
                families and friends, for their courage and 
                perseverance;
                    (B) organizations like the Triumph Over Kid Cancer 
                Foundation, that raise awareness and encourage the 
                accurate and early diagnosis of the devastating disease 
                of pediatric bone cancer; and
                    (C) the researchers, scientists, and health care 
                providers who are dedicated to treating and finding a 
                cure for pediatric bone cancer.
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