[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 4, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1475]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        COMMEMORATING NATIONAL COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commemorate March as 
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
  Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths for 
men and women in this country.
  This year, almost 148,000 Americans will be diagnosed with this 
dreaded disease, and 53,000 will die from it. Yet, if we catch it 
early, 90 percent of patients could survive within 5 years.
  The key is awareness and education. If we can educate more Americans 
about colorectal cancer, we can limit the number of deaths from it. We 
can remove the fears and stigmas that prevent people from getting 
screenings.
  I lost my father 8 years ago this weekend, Congressman Donald Payne, 
Sr., to colorectal cancer. But if more people get screened, we have a 
chance to keep more families from losing their fathers, brothers, and 
sons to this disease.

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