[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 125 (Monday, September 30, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S9650]
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                NATIONAL PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent the Judiciary Committee be 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 325 and the Senate now 
proceed to that matter.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 325) designating the month of 
     September as ``National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent 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. 325) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:
       Whereas over 1,000,000 American families live with prostate 
     cancer;
       Whereas 1 American man in 6 will be diagnosed with prostate 
     cancer in his lifetime;
       Whereas over the past decade prostate cancer has been the 
     most commonly diagnosed nonskin cancer and the second most 
     common cancer killer of American men;
       Whereas 189,000 American men will be diagnosed with 
     prostate cancer and 30,200 American men will die of prostate 
     cancer in 2002, according to American Cancer Society 
     estimates;
       Whereas fully \1/4\ of new cases of prostate cancer occur 
     in men during their prime working years;
       Whereas African-Americans have the highest incidence and 
     mortality rates of prostate cancer in the world;
       Whereas screening by both digit rectal examination and 
     prostate-specific antigen blood test (PSA) can diagnose the 
     disease in earlier and more treatable stages and has reduced 
     prostate cancer mortality;
       Whereas the research pipeline promises further improvements 
     in prostate cancer prevention, early detection, and 
     treatments; and
       Whereas educating Americans, including health care 
     providers, about prostate cancer and early detection 
     strategies is crucial to saving the lives of men and 
     preserving and protecting our families: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved,That the Senate--
       (1) designates the month of September 2002 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 and treatment of prostate cancer;
       (B) to increase research funding that is commensurate with 
     the burden of the disease so that the causes of, and improved 
     methods for screening, treating, and curing 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 
     upon the people of the United States, interested groups, and 
     affected persons to promote awareness of prostate cancer, to 
     take an active role in the fight to end the devastating 
     effects of prostate cancer on individuals, their families, 
     and the economy, and to observe the month of September 2002 
     with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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