[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 26, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E593]
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  INTRODUCING A RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE JUNE AS NATIONAL MEN'S CANCER 
                            AWARENESS MONTH

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                         HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 26, 2016

  Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight an issue that is 
of growing concern: cancer that is specific to men.
  Cancer is a deadly disease that does not discriminate. It impacts all 
demographics and every segment of our population. However, what I find 
extremely alarming is that one in two men will be diagnosed with cancer 
over the course of their lifetimes. Men face a 43.31 percent lifetime 
risk of being diagnosed with some form of cancer. Statistics show that 
men have a 22.83 percent chance of dying from cancer versus 19.26 
percent of women.
  The Centers for Disease Control estimates that nearly 300,000 men die 
annually as a result of cancer. Various cancers are claiming the lives 
of males of all races and ages at an alarming rate. I will add, though, 
those African American men have the highest cancer incidence and 
mortality rates according the CDC.
  It is time for the Members of Congress to do our part to shine the 
light on this deadly disease that is plaguing the men of our 
communities. These men are our fathers, grandfathers, uncles, children, 
and nephews. No one should ever be put in a position to have to bury 
their child.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the Resolution to 
Recognize June as National Men's Cancer Awareness Month. From prostate 
and colon cancer to lung and skin cancer, our nation needs to be more 
aware of what we can do to prevent, detect, and treat these fatal 
illnesses. Bringing about this awareness on an annual basis will aid in 
slowing the rate of cancer related fatalities.

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