[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17419]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  THE REAUTHORIZATION OF JOHANNA'S LAW

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                          HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 29, 2010

  Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of an important 
bill that enjoys strong and consistent bipartisan support--the 
reauthorization of Johanna's Law through 2014. This is an important 
vote. It will help to raise awareness of the warning signs for ovarian 
cancer. And it will, put simply, save lives.
  Better awareness might have helped Johanna Silver Gordon--in whose 
honor the bill is named. Johanna lost her life to ovarian cancer 
despite being a health conscious woman who visited the gynecologist 
regularly. Like many women, Johanna had symptoms and clinical signs of 
ovarian cancer that were missed by both her and her healthcare 
provider. And her sister, Sheryl Silver, was determined never to let 
another sister, mother, daughter or friend go through the same thing.
  This bill will help to make that happen. It reauthorizes the existing 
CDC program that educates women and their health care providers about 
the symptoms of ovarian cancer. And it includes new support for other 
organizations to carry out complementary education and awareness 
campaigns in order to get the word out about this terrible disease.
  I want to thank Congressmen Darrell Issa, Dan Burton, and Sandy Levin 
for their committed leadership on this issue. And I urge my colleagues 
to vote for this legislation. As Johanna's family can tell you, it 
really will make a difference.

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