[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4464]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          VIRGINIA DESIGNATES ANNUAL ``CANCER PREVENTION DAY''

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                           HON. FRANK R. WOLF

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 17, 2011

  Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call to my colleagues' 
attention recent action in the Virginia General Assembly to designate 
February 4, 2011, and in each succeeding year, as ``Cancer Prevention 
Day'' in Virginia.
  The Virginia Senate joint resolution introduced by Senator Jill 
Holtzman Vogel, who represents many constituents from the 10th 
congressional district, reads:

       ``Whereas, cancer is the leading cause of death around the 
     world; and
       ``Whereas, during the 10-year period from 1995 to 2004, the 
     rate of new cancer cases in Virginia increased by 10 percent; 
     and
       ``Whereas, the most common cancers in Virginia--prostate, 
     lung, and colorectal for men and breast, lung, and colorectal 
     for women--are also among the most preventable; and
       ``Whereas, the 2008-2012 Virginia Cancer Plan developed by 
     the Virginia Cancer Plan Action Coalition contains specific 
     goals and strategies related to prevention in the hopes of 
     reducing the rates of cancer in Virginians; Now, therefore, 
     be it
       ``Resolved by the Senate, the House of Delegates 
     concurring, that the General Assembly designate February 4, 
     in 2011 and in each succeeding year, as Cancer Prevention Day 
     in Virginia.''

  I applaud Senator Vogel for her efforts to raise awareness in the 
Commonwealth on the fight against cancer, and also salute our mutual 
constituent Bill Couzens of Middleburg, founder and president of the 
nonprofit Next Generation Choices Foundation and the Less Cancer 
Campaign, who worked with Senator Vogel in the effort to secure passage 
of the resolution in the state legislature. As she noted, ``The more 
energy and resources that we direct toward awareness, education and 
prevention, the more lives we save.''

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