[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12623]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           MEN'S HEALTH WEEK

  (Mr. GINGREY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GINGREY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about men's health and 
the importance of screening and preventive care.
  This week is National Men's Health Week, and there is no better way 
to observe it than to encourage men across America to take control of 
their health.
  Mr. Speaker, it is disturbing to learn that women are 100 percent 
more likely to visit a doctor for preventive screenings than men. This 
puts our friends, husbands, fathers, and grandfathers at risk for a 
host of preventable and manageable diseases from colon cancer to 
diabetes.
  In honor of Men's Health Week, I encourage all men to get the care 
they need. Modern medicine has provided us with previously unimaginable 
ways to protect and prevent illness, and we should use them to their 
fullest.
  I encourage men to ask their doctors which screenings and tests 
should be part of their health care plan. From cardio evaluation to 
detect heart disease, to colonoscopies to check for colorectal cancer, 
to digital prostate exams and PSA blood tests, men should take their 
health seriously.

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