[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 15888]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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 SENATE RESOLUTION 200--DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 12, 2009, AS ``NATIONAL 
                    CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS DAY''

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Isakson) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 200

       Whereas childhood cancer is the leading cause of death by 
     disease for children in the United States;
       Whereas an estimated 12,500 children in this Nation are 
     diagnosed with cancer each year;
       Whereas an estimated 2,300 children in this Nation lose 
     their lives to cancer each year;
       Whereas the results of peer-reviewed clinical trials have 
     raised the standard of care and improved the 5-year cancer 
     survival rate in children to greater than 80 percent overall;
       Whereas more than 40,000 children and adolescents in the 
     United States currently are being treated for childhood 
     cancers;
       Whereas up to 2/3 of childhood cancer survivors are likely 
     to experience at least one life-altering or life-threatening 
     late effect from treatment; and
       Whereas childhood cancer occurs regularly and randomly and 
     spares no racial or ethnic group, socioeconomic class, or 
     geographic region: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates September 12, 2009, 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;
       (3) recognizes the profound toll a diagnosis of cancer has 
     on children, families, and communities and pledges to make 
     its prevention and cure a public health priority; and
       (4) urges public and private sector efforts to promote 
     awareness, invest in research, and improve treatments for 
     childhood cancer.

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