[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 157 (Tuesday, October 27, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10786-S10787]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 324--DESIGNATING NOVEMBER 1, 2009, AS ``NATIONAL 
                  HEMANGIOMA TREATMENT AWARENESS DAY''

  Mr. GRAHAM submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 324

       Whereas hemangiomas are the most common benign tumors that 
     occur in infancy;
       Whereas hemangiomas appear at birth, or within the first 
     several months of life;
       Whereas, each year, approximately 400,000 children in the 
     United States are born with hemangiomas and other vascular 
     anomalies;
       Whereas hemangiomas and other vascular anomalies can have a 
     negative effect on the emotional development of a child;

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       Whereas awareness of the impact of hemangiomas and vascular 
     anomalies on children, their families, and society will lead 
     to improvements in the care of children with hemangiomas;
       Whereas the National Institutes of Health supports research 
     on the treatment of, and cure for, hemangiomas and other 
     vascular anomalies;
       Whereas The Hemangioma Treatment Foundation has the unique 
     mission of providing treatment to children affected with 
     hemangiomas and other vascular anomalies; and
       Whereas The Hemangioma Treatment Foundation is dedicated to 
     finding a cure for hemangiomas and other vascular anomalies: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates November 1, 2009, as ``National Hemangioma 
     Treatment Awareness Day''; and
       (2) respectfully requests that the Secretary of Senate 
     transmit a copy of this resolution to The Hemangioma 
     Treatment Foundation.

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