[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 8, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1198]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CELEBRATING 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. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate March as National 
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
  Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths 
nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
  This year, more than 153,000 Americans will be diagnosed with the 
disease, and more than 51,000 people will die from it. Yet, if we catch 
it early, 90 percent of patients can 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.
  It is 11 years, 2 days ago, on March 6, that I lost my father, 
Congressman Donald Payne, Sr., to colorectal cancer.
  If more people get screened, we can prevent more families, more 
fathers, more mothers, more sisters, and more brothers from succumbing 
from the dreaded disease.

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