[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 144 (Monday, August 9, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S6142]
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  SA 2726. Mr. SCHUMER (for Mr. Johnson) proposed an amendment to the 
resolution S. Res. 319, expressing support for the designation of July 
2021 as ``National Sarcoma Awareness Month''; as follows:

       Beginning in the first whereas clause of the preamble, 
     strike ``Whereas sarcoma'' and all that follows through the 
     semicolon at the end of the fourth whereas clause and insert 
     the following:
       Whereas sarcoma is a rare cancer of the bones or connective 
     tissues, such as nerves, muscles, joints, fat, and blood 
     vessels, that can arise nearly anywhere in the body;
       Whereas, in the United States--
       (1) about 16,000 individuals are diagnosed with sarcoma 
     each year;
       (2) approximately 7,000 individuals die from sarcoma each 
     year; and
       (3) about 50,000 individuals struggle with sarcoma at any 1 
     time;

       Whereas, each year, about 1 percent of cancers diagnosed in 
     adults and around 20 percent of cancers diagnosed in children 
     are sarcoma;
       Whereas more than 70 subtypes of sarcoma have been 
     identified;
       Whereas the potential causes of sarcoma are not well 
     understood;
       Whereas treatment for sarcoma can include surgery, 
     radiation therapy, or chemotherapy;

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