,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aed  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #ab1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,bera of ,california 7for himself  
and ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of ,illinois7   
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,government ,reform      
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
designation of ,april #ae1 #bjac1       
through ,april #ba1 #bjac1 as ,national 
,minority ,cancer ,awareness ,week4     
,whereas cancer is the second most      
common cause of death in the ,united    
,states1 accounting for nearly #a in    
every #d deaths2 ,whereas this year it  
is estimated that more than #a1ffj1jjj  
individuals in the ,united ,states will 
be diagnosed with cancer and more than  
#ehj1jjj individuals will die from the  
disease2 ,whereas complex and           
interrelated factors contribute to the  
observed disparities in cancer incidence
 and death among racial1 ethnic1 and    
underserved groups2 ,whereas            

,african-,american women have the       
highest death rates for breast cancer of
 all racial and ethnic groups and are   
#dj percent more likely to die of breast
 cancer than ,white women2 ,whereas     
colorectal cancer continues to kill a   
disproportionate number of              
,african-,americans each year2 ,whereas 
colorectal cancer mortality rates among 
,african-,american men and women are    
about #dd percent higher than in ,white 
men and women2 ,whereas more ,hispanics 
in the ,united ,states die from cancer  
each year than from any other cause2    
,whereas ,hispanic ,americans have      
higher rates of cancers related to      
infections 7stomach1 liver1 and cervix7 
and are more likely to be diagnosed at  
an advanced stage of the disease when   
treatment may be more difficult2        
,whereas ,asian_/,pacific ,islander men 
and women have lower evidence-based     
cancer screening utilization compared to
 ,white men and women2 ,whereas         
,asian_/,pacific ,islander men are twice

 as likely to die from stomach cancer as
 compared to the non-,hispanic ,white   
population1 and ,asian_/,pacific        
,islander women are #b4g times as likely
 to die from the same disease2 ,whereas 
,american ,indian_/,alaska ,native men  
were almost twice as likely to have     
stomach and liver cancer as compared to 
non-,hispanic ,white men2 ,whereas      
,american ,indian_/,alaska ,native women
 are #b4h times more likely to have1 and
 almost twice as likely to die from     
liver cancer1 as compared to            
non-,hispanic ,white women2 ,whereas    
this year1 cancer will claim the lives  
of more than #bej1jjj women in the      
,united ,states2 ,whereas breast cancer 
is by far the most commonly diagnosed   
cancer in women2 ,whereas in the ,united
 ,states1 it is estimated that #bcj1jjj 
women will be diagnosed with breast     
cancer this year1 and approximately     
#dj1jjj women will die from the disease2
 ,whereas public awareness and          
educational campaigns on cancer         

prevention1 screening1 and symptoms are 
held during the week of ,april each     
year2 ,whereas ,april #ae1 #bjac1       
through ,april #ba1 #bjac1 would be an  
appropriate week to designate as        
,national ,minority ,cancer ,awareness  
,week2 and ,whereas continued research  
and educational efforts can help provide
 information to the public of methods of
 prevention and screening1 as well as   
about symptoms for early detection3     
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives--  7#a7 supports   
the designation of ,national ,minority  
,cancer ,awareness ,week2 and  7#b7     
encourages the people of the ,united    
,states to observe the week with        
appropriate awareness and educational   
activities4