,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cfb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #bg1     
#bjac,mr4 ,farenthold submitted the     
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,commerce  ,,resolution  ,expressing    
support for designation of ,september   
#bf1 #bjad1 as ,national ,pediatric     
,bone ,cancer ,awareness ,day4  ,whereas
 ,september is ,national ,childhood     
,cancer ,awareness ,month2 ,whereas     
pediatric bone cancers comprise #e      
percent of all pediatric cancers2       
,whereas #e year survival rates from    
metastasized pediatric bone cancers are 
only about #aj percent2 ,whereas a      
separate day to raise awareness for     
pediatric bone cancer will help raise   
awareness of the disease in parents1    
potentially leading to earlier diagnosis
 and better survival rates2 ,whereas    
increased awareness may also help       
promote funding into pediatric bone     
cancer research where treatments and    

survival rates have been virtually      
unchanged for a quarter century2        
,whereas children with bone cancer      
courageously face painful and           
disfiguring surgeries1 grueling physical
 therapy1 the side effects from the     
harshest of chemotherapies1 lost time   
from school1 and the social stigma among
 teens physical disabilities1 scars1    
hair loss1 weight loss1 and absence from
 school2 ,whereas the parents1 siblings1
 and families of children with bone     
cancer face unique difficulties1        
including separation of family for      
extended periods of time during         
treatment1 difficulties in providing    
parental guidance to the children in the
 family who are not afflicted with      
cancer1 financial strains over several  
years1 and the emotional strain of      
watching a child suffer through         
treatment and often die a painful death 
after years of struggling2 ,whereas the 
,triumph ,over ,kid ,cancer ,foundation 
is working to raise research funds and  

awareness of pediatric bone cancer and  
now seeks this designation to continue  
the raising of public awareness of the  
extent and magnitude of the damages     
inflicted on families across the ,united
 ,states from pediatric bone cancer2 and
 ,whereas ,september #bf1 #bjad1 would  
be an appropriate date to designate as  
,national ,pediatric ,bone ,cancer      
,awareness ,day to raise awareness for  
pediatric bone cancer3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it ,that the ,house of               
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
designation of ,national ,pediatric     
,bone ,cancer ,awareness ,day2 and  7#b7
 commends-- 7,a7 children battling bone 
cancer1 and their families and friends1 
for their courage and perseverance2     
7,b7 organizations like the ,triumph    
,over ,kid ,cancer ,foundation1 that    
raise awareness and encourage the       
accurate and early diagnosis of the     
devastating disease of pediatric bone   
cancer2 and  7,c7 the researchers1      
scientists1 and health care providers   

who are dedicated to treating and       
finding a cure for pediatric bone       
cancer4