[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 122 (Wednesday, September 12, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1485-E1486]
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                    SUPPORT OF OVARIAN CANCER MONTH

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                          HON. DAVID LOEBSACK

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 12, 2012

  Mr. LOEBSACK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my support for 
women and families affected by ovarian cancer. In 2012, it is estimated 
that approximately 22,280 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer 
and 15,500 will die of the disease. In Iowa alone an estimated 190 
women will die from ovarian cancer this year. Too many American women--
sisters, daughters, nieces, wives, friends, neighbors, and coworkers--
are losing their lives to this disease.
  Ovarian cancer is the ninth most common cancer among women and the 
fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths, making it the deadliest 
of gynecologic cancers. If ovarian cancer is treated before it spreads, 
the five-year survival rate is 93 percent. Currently, only 15 percent 
of ovarian cancers are found at such an early stage and overall the 
relative five-year survival rate is 46 percent. I urge my

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colleagues to help make women aware of the potential warning signs to 
prevent future deaths.
  September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month--an important 
time during which ovarian cancer organizations, advocates, and others 
will be helping to raise awareness about the disease and its symptoms. 
As a member of the bipartisan House Cancer Caucus, I urge my colleagues 
and their staff to join me in recognizing September as National Ovarian 
Cancer Awareness Month and to join us year round in working to increase 
public knowledge about this deadly disease and work towards a cure.

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