[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 85 (Thursday, May 22, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S4845]
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                NATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS DAY

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 745, S. Res. 563.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 563) designating September 13, 2008, 
     as ``National Childhood Cancer Awareness Day.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any 
statements relating to this measure be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 563) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 563

       Whereas more than 10,000 children under the age of 15 in 
     the United States are diagnosed with cancer annually;
       Whereas every year more than 1,400 children under the age 
     of 15 in the United States lose their lives to cancer;
       Whereas childhood cancer is the number one disease killer 
     and the second overall leading cause of death of children in 
     the United States;
       Whereas 1 in every 330 children under the age of 20 will 
     develop cancer, and 1 in every 640 adults aged 20 to 39 has a 
     history of cancer;
       Whereas the 5-year survival rate for children with cancer 
     has increased from 56 percent in 1974 to 79 percent in 2000, 
     representing significant improvement from previous decades; 
     and
       Whereas cancer occurs regularly and randomly and spares no 
     racial or ethnic group, socioeconomic class, or geographic 
     region: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That Congress--
       (1) designates September 13, 2008, as ``National Childhood 
     Cancer Awareness Day'';
       (2) requests that the Federal Government, States, 
     localities, and nonprofit organizations observe the day with 
     appropriate programs and activities, with the goal of 
     increasing public knowledge of the risks of cancer; and
       (3) recognizes the human toll of cancer and pledges to make 
     its prevention and cure a public health priority.

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