[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 117 (Monday, September 9, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H5419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            THANKS TO THE MINNESOTA OVARIAN CANCER ALLIANCE

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize National Ovarian 
Cancer Awareness Month.
  This past weekend, I joined neighbors to help kick off the annual 
Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance Walk and Run. Each year, thousands 
come out to this event in Edina Park to raise awareness of and 
education on ovarian cancer, to raise funds for research, and to give 
support and hope to local women and their families that are touched by 
this devastating disease.
  In 2013 alone, the American Cancer Society estimates that about 
22,000 new cases of ovarian cancer will be diagnosed, and 14,000 women 
will die of ovarian cancer in the United States.
  This last March, I met with a group of doctors and nurses from every 
major health system in the Twin Cities to discuss cancer care and 
prevention, and I'm pleased to cosponsor legislation that ensures that 
cancer patients get the care they need.
  Mr. Speaker, the powerful stories of hope that I heard this weekend 
are just a fraction of what we see in our community as we work on our 
shared goal of making cancer a thing of the past.

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