,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #af1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,israel 7for himself1 ,ms4         
,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,sinema1
 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 and ,mr4 ,issa7     
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,government ,reform      
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
designation of ,september #bjac as      
,national ,ovarian ,cancer ,awareness   
,month4  ,whereas ovarian cancer is the 
deadliest of all gynecologic cancers2   
,whereas ovarian cancer is the #eth     
leading cause of cancer deaths among    
women in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 
in #bjac1 approximately #bb1bdj new     
cases of ovarian cancer will be         
diagnosed and #ad1jcj women will die of 
ovarian cancer in the ,united ,states2  
,whereas these are deaths of our        
mothers1 sisters1 daughters1 family     
members1 and community leaders2 ,whereas
 the mortality rate for ovarian cancer  

has not significantly decreased since   
the ,war on ,cancer was declared #dj    
years ago2 ,whereas the relative #e-year
 survival rate is #dd percent1 although 
survival rates vary depending on the    
stage of cancer at the time of          
diagnosis2 ,whereas the lack of a       
reliable early detection test means that
 approximately #ge percent of cases of  
ovarian cancer are detected at an       
advanced stage2 ,whereas all women are  
at risk for ovarian cancer1 and #ij     
percent of women diagnosed with ovarian 
cancer do not have a family history that
 puts them at a higher risk2 ,whereas   
some women1 such as those with a family 
history of breast or ovarian cancer1 are
 at a higher risk for ovarian cancer2   
,whereas the ,pap test is sensitive and 
specific to the early detection of      
cervical cancer1 but not ovarian cancer2
 ,whereas there is currently no reliable
 early detection test for ovarian       
cancer2 ,whereas many people are unaware
 that the symptoms of ovarian cancer    

often include bloating1 pelvic or       
abdominal pain1 difficulty eating or    
feeling full quickly1 urinary symptoms1 
and several other symptoms that are     
easily confused with other diseases2    
,whereas awareness of the symptoms of   
ovarian cancer by women and health care 
providers can lead to a quicker         
diagnosis2 ,whereas1 in ,june #bjjg1 the
 first national consensus statement on  
ovarian cancer symptoms was developed to
 provide consistency in describing      
symptoms to make it easier for women to 
learn and remember the symptoms2        
,whereas there are factors that are     
known to reduce the risk for ovarian    
cancer and that play an important role  
in the prevention of the disease1 such  
as prophylactic surgery1 the use of oral
 contraceptives1 and breastfeeding2     
,whereas each year during the month of  
,september1 the ,ovarian ,cancer        
,national ,alliance and its partner     
members hold a number of events to      
increase public awareness of ovarian    

cancer2 and ,whereas ,september #bjac   
should be designated as ,national       
,ovarian ,cancer ,awareness ,month to   
increase public awareness of ovarian    
cancer3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that   
the ,house of ,representatives supports 
the designation of ,national ,ovarian   
,cancer ,awareness ,month4