,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ag1        
#bjac,mr4 ,neugebau] 7= himself1 ,mr4   
,"y ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,runyan1 ,mr4 ,k+ (
 ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4
 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,mc,intyre1 ,mr4 ,moran1    
,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1   
,ms4 ,del,bene1 & ,mr4 ,connolly7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,express+       
support = designation ( ,septemb] #bjac 
z ,national ,pro/ate ,canc] ,aw>5ess    
,mon?4  ,:]eas c\ntless families 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates live ) pro/ate canc]2     
,:]eas #a 9 #f males 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates w
 be diagnos$ ) pro/ate canc] 9 8        
lifetime2 ,:]eas pro/ate canc] is ! mo/ 
commonly diagnos$ non-sk9 canc] & !     
second mo/ common cause ( canc]-relat$  
dea?s among males 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    
,:]eas 9 #bjac1 ! ,national ,canc]      
,in/itute e/imates t ne>ly #bdj1jjj m5 w
 be diagnos$ ) & m ?an #bi1jjj m5 w die 

( pro/ate canc]2 ,:]eas #cj p]c5t (     
newly diagnos$ pro/ate canc] cases occur
 9 males "u ! age ( #fe2 ,:]eas         
approximately e #ad seconds1 a male 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates turns #ej ye>s old &      
increases 8 odds ( develop+ canc]1      
includ+ pro/ate canc]2 ,:]eas           
,african-,am]ican males suff] f a       
pro/ate canc] incid5ce rate t is up to  
#fe p]c5t high] ?an ,:ite males & h     
d\ble ! pro/ate canc] mortality rate (  
,:ite males2 ,:]eas obesity is a        
significant pr$ictor ( ! sev]ity (      
pro/ate canc]2 ,:]eas ! probability t   
obesity w lead to dea? & high *ole/]ol  
levels is /rongly associat$ ) advanc$   
pro/ate canc]2 ,:]eas males 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates ) "o family memb] diagnos$ )     
pro/ate canc] h a #cc p]c5t *ance ( be+ 
diagnos$ ) ! disease1 males ) two close 
family memb]s diagnos$ h an #hc p]c5t   
*ance1 & males ) ?ree family memb]s     
diagnos$ h a #ig p]c5t *ance2 ,:]eas    
scre5+ by a digital rectal exam9ation & 
a pro/ate-specific antig5 blood te/ c   

detect ! disease at ! e>ly /ages1       
includ+ ! *ances ( survival = m ?an five
 ye>s to ne>ly #ajj p]c5t2 ,:]eas only  
#cc p]c5t ( males survive m ?an five    
ye>s if diagnos$ ) pro/ate canc] aft] x 
has meta/asiz$2 ,:]eas !re are no       
noticeable symptoms ( pro/ate canc] :ile
 x is 9 ! e>ly /ages1 mak+ scre5+       
critical2 ,:]eas ongo+ rese>* promises  
fur!r improvem5ts 9 pro/ate canc]       
prev5tion1 e>ly detection1 & treatm5t2  
,:]eas educat+ p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1     
includ+ heal? c>e provid]s1 ab\t pro/ate
 canc] & e>ly detection /rategies is    
crucial to sav+ ! lives ( males &       
pres]v+ & protect+ families2 & ,:]eas   
,septemb] #bjac w\ld be an appropriate  
mon? to designate z ,national ,pro/ate  
,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x 
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7     
supports ! designation ( ,national      
,pro/ate ,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?2  7#b7   
decl>es t /eps %\ld be tak5 to-- 7,a7   
raise aw>5ess ab\t ! importance ( scre5+
 me?ods =1 & treatm5t (1 pro/ate canc]2 

7,b7 support rese>* s t ! scre5+ &      
treatm5t ( pro/ate canc] may be improv$1
 & s t ! causes (1 & a cure =1 pro/ate  
canc] may be discov]$2 &  7,c7 cont9ue  
to consid] ways = improv+ access to1 & !
 quality (1 heal? c>e s]vices = detect+ 
& treat+ pro/ate canc]2 &  7#c7 calls on
 ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 int]e/$ gr\ps1 &
 affect$ p]sons to-- 7,a7 promote       
aw>5ess ( pro/ate canc]2  7,b7 take an  
active role 9 ! fight to end ! deva/at+ 
effects ( pro/ate canc] on individuals1 
_! families1 & ! economy2 &  7,c7 obs]ve
 ,national ,pro/ate ,canc] ,aw>5ess     
,mon? ) appropriate c]emonies &         
activities4