,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #cj1 #bjad    
,ms4 ,de,lauro 7for herself1 ,mr4       
,israel1 ,mr4 ,barr1 ,mr4 ,brooks of    
,alabama1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1 ,mr4 ,coffman1 
,mr4 ,cramer1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mr4      
,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,herrera ,beutler1   
,mr4 ,holt1 ,mr4 ,issa1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 
,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,ruppersberger1 ,ms4
 ,sinema1 ,mr4 ,vela1 and ,ms4          
,slaughter7 submitted the following     
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,,resolution  ,expressing     
support for the designation of          
,september #bjad as ,national ,ovarian  
,cancer ,awareness ,month4  ,whereas    
ovarian cancer is the deadliest of all  
gynecologic cancers2 ,whereas ovarian   
cancer is the fifth leading cause of    
cancer deaths among women in the ,united
 ,states2 ,whereas in #bjad1            
approximately #ba1ihj new cases of      
ovarian cancer will be diagnosed1 and   

#ad1bgj women will die of ovarian cancer
 in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the   
mortality rate for ovarian cancer has   
not significantly decreased since the   
,war on ,cancer was declared more than  
#dj years ago2 ,whereas a quarter of    
women will die within one year of       
diagnosis with ovarian cancer and over  
half will die within five years2        
,whereas there is the mammogram to      
detect breast cancer and the ,pap smear 
to detect cervical cancer1 there is     
currently no reliable early detection   
test for ovarian cancer2 ,whereas the   
lack of an early detection test means   
that approximately #hj percent of cases 
of ovarian cancer are detected at an    
advanced stage2 ,whereas all women are  
at risk for ovarian cancer1 and         
approximately #ae percent of women      
diagnosed with ovarian cancer have a    
family history placing them at even     
higher risk2 ,whereas scientists and    
physicians have uncovered changes in the
 ,,brca genes that some women inherit   

from their parents1 which may make them 
#cj times more likely to develop ovarian
 cancer2 ,whereas a woman's family      
history has been found to play an       
important role in accurately assessing  
her risk of developing ovarian cancer   
and medical experts believe a woman's   
family history should be taken into     
consideration during her annual ,well   
,woman visit2 ,whereas many experts in  
health prevention now recommend genetic 
testing for young women with a family   
history of breast and ovarian cancer2   
,whereas women who know they are at high
 risk of breast and ovarian cancer may  
undertake prophylactic measures to help 
reduce their risk for developing these  
diseases2 ,whereas the ,society of      
,gynecologic ,oncology now recommends   
that all women diagnosed with ovarian   
cancer receive counseling and genetic   
testing2 ,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 ,whereas 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 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 #bjad   
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 goals and ideals of ,national       
,ovarian ,cancer ,awareness ,month4