[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 127 (Wednesday, September 26, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S9857]
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                 NATIONAL OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS WEEK

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be 
discharged from further consideration and the Senate proceed to the 
immediate consideration S. Res. 163.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 163) designating the week of 
     September 23, 2001, through September 29, 2001, as ``National 
     Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to the consideration 
of the resolution.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution and preamble be 
agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, and any 
statements relating thereto be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 163) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 163

       Whereas 1 out of every 55 women will develop ovarian cancer 
     at some point during her life;
       Whereas over 70 percent of women with ovarian cancer will 
     not be diagnosed until the cancer has spread beyond the 
     ovaries;
       Whereas prompt diagnosis of ovarian cancer is crucial to 
     effective treatment, with the chances of curing the disease 
     before it has spread beyond the ovaries ranging from 85 to 90 
     percent, as compared to between 20 and 25 percent after the 
     cancer has spread;
       Whereas several easily identifiable factors, particularly a 
     family history of ovarian cancer, can help determine how 
     susceptible a woman is to developing the disease;
       Whereas effective early testing is available to women who 
     have a high risk of developing ovarian cancer;
       Whereas heightened public awareness can make treatment of 
     ovarian cancer more effective for women who are at-risk; and
       Whereas the Senate, as an institution, and Members of 
     Congress, as individuals, are in unique positions to help 
     raise awareness about the need for early diagnosis and 
     treatment for ovarian cancer: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates the week of September 23, 2001, through 
     September 29, 2001, as `National Ovarian Cancer Awareness 
     Week'; and
       (2) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
     calling upon the people of the United States to observe 
     National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week with appropriate 
     ceremonies and activities.

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