[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 162 (Monday, September 20, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H4533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

  (Ms. PLASKETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PLASKETT. Madam Speaker, September is Prostate Cancer Awareness 
Month. Prostate cancer has led male cancer incidence in 96 countries. 
It is the most common cause of death among men in 51 countries. The 
United States leads the world in reducing prostate cancer deaths.
  One in eight U.S. men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their 
lifetimes. African-American men are over 75 percent more likely to 
develop prostate cancer compared to White men and more than twice as 
likely to die from the disease.
  It is important for our men to understand that there are usually no 
early warning signs for prostate cancer. For many years the disease may 
be silent. That is why screening is such an important topic for all men 
and their families.
  Age is the biggest risk factor for prostate cancer; rates of 
diagnosis steadily rise as men age into their fifties, sixties, and 
seventies.
  I have family members and close male friends who have suffered from 
prostate cancer but underwent surgery and survived. Ask for early 
screening, and please be aware of this month as we go through prostate 
cancer awareness.

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