[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8537]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 563--DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 13, 2008, AS ``NATIONAL 
                    CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS DAY''

  Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mrs. Clinton) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 563

       Whereas more than 10,000 children under the age of 15 in 
     the United States are diagnosed with cancer annually;
       Whereas every year more than 1,400 children under the age 
     of 15 in the United States lose their lives to cancer;
       Whereas childhood cancer is the number one disease killer 
     and the second overall leading cause of death of children in 
     the United States;
       Whereas 1 in every 330 children under the age of 20 will 
     develop cancer, and 1 in every 640 adults aged 20 to 39 has a 
     history of cancer;
       Whereas the 5-year survival rate for children with cancer 
     has increased from 56 percent in 1974 to 79 percent in 2000, 
     representing significant improvement from previous decades; 
     and
       Whereas cancer occurs regularly and randomly and spares no 
     racial or ethnic group, socioeconomic class, or geographic 
     region: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That Congress--
       (1) designates September 13, 2008, as ``National Childhood 
     Cancer Awareness Day'';
       (2) requests that the Federal Government, States, 
     localities, and nonprofit organizations observe the day with 
     appropriate programs and activities, with the goal of 
     increasing public knowledge of the risks of cancer; and
       (3) recognizes the human toll of cancer and pledges to make 
     its prevention and cure a public health priority.

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