,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #aed  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ab1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,b]a ( ,cali=nia 7= himself & ,mr4     
,rodney ,davis ( ,ill9ois7 submitt$ !   
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m  ,,resolution  ,express+ support =
 designation ( ,april #ae1 #bjac1 ?r\gh 
,april #ba1 #bjac1 z ,national ,m9ority 
,canc] ,aw>5ess ,week4  ,:]eas canc] is 
! second mo/ common cause ( dea? 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 acc\nt+ = ne>ly #a 9 e #d
 dea?s2 ,:]eas ?is ye> x is e/imat$ t m 
?an #a1ffj1jjj individuals 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates w be diagnos$ ) canc] & m ?an    
#ehj1jjj individuals w die f ! disease2 
,:]eas complex & int]relat$ factors     
contribute to ! obs]v$ disp>ities 9     
canc] incid5ce & dea? among racial1     
e?nic1 & und]s]v$ gr\ps2 ,:]eas         
,african-,am]ican wom5 h ! highe/ dea?  
rates = brea/ canc] ( all racial & e?nic
 gr\ps & are #dj p]c5t m likely to die (
 brea/ canc] ?an ,:ite wom52 ,:]eas     

colorectal canc] cont9ues to kill a     
disproportionate numb] (                
,african-,am]icans ea* ye>2 ,:]eas      
colorectal canc] mortality rates among  
,african-,am]ican m5 & wom5 are ab\t #dd
 p]c5t high] ?an 9 ,:ite m5 & wom52     
,:]eas m ,hispanics 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
die f canc] ea* ye> ?an f any o!r cause2
 ,:]eas ,hispanic ,am]icans h high]     
rates ( canc]s relat$ to infections     
7/oma*1 liv]1 & c]vix7 & are m likely to
 be diagnos$ at an advanc$ /age ( !     
disease :5 treatm5t may be m difficult2 
,:]eas ,asian_/,pacific ,isl&] m5 & wom5
 h l[] evid5ce-bas$ canc] scre5+        
utilization comp>$ to ,:ite m5 & wom52  
,:]eas ,asian_/,pacific ,isl&] m5 are   
twice z likely to die f /oma* canc] z   
comp>$ to ! non-,hispanic ,:ite         
population1 & ,asian_/,pacific ,isl&]   
wom5 are #b4g times z likely to die f ! 
same disease2 ,:]eas ,am]ican           
,indian_/,alaska ,native m5 7 almo/     
twice z likely to h /oma* & liv] canc] z
 comp>$ to non-,hispanic ,:ite m52      

,:]eas ,am]ican ,indian_/,alaska ,native
 wom5 are #b4h times m likely to h1 &   
almo/ twice z likely to die f liv]      
canc]1 z comp>$ to non-,hispanic ,:ite  
wom52 ,:]eas ?is ye>1 canc] w claim !   
lives ( m ?an #bej1jjj wom5 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates2 ,:]eas brea/ canc] is by f> !   
mo/ commonly diagnos$ canc] 9 wom52     
,:]eas 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 x is e/imat$ t
 #bcj1jjj wom5 w be diagnos$ ) brea/    
canc] ?is ye>1 & approximately #dj1jjj  
wom5 w die f ! disease2 ,:]eas public   
aw>5ess & educational campaigns on canc]
 prev5tion1 scre5+1 & symptoms are held 
dur+ ! week ( ,april ea* ye>2 ,:]eas    
,april #ae1 #bjac1 ?r\gh ,april #ba1    
#bjac1 w\ld be an appropriate week to   
designate z ,national ,m9ority ,canc]   
,aw>5ess ,week2 & ,:]eas cont9u$ rese>* 
& educational ef=ts c help provide      
in=mation to ! public ( me?ods (        
prev5tion & scre5+1 z well z ab\t       
symptoms = e>ly detection3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--    
7#a7 supports ! designation ( ,national 

,m9ority ,canc] ,aw>5ess ,week2 &  7#b7 
enc\rages ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to      
obs]ve ! week ) appropriate aw>5ess &   
educational activities4