,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1
 #bjac ,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself1 ,ms4
 ,ayotte1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4        
,boozman1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,ms4 ,collins1  
,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mrs4   
,hagan1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,menendez1   
,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mrs4         
,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,udall of ,colorado1 ,mr4
 ,vitter1 ,ms4 ,warren1 and ,mr4        
,whitehouse7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,expressing    
support for the 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 fifth leading cause of    
cancer deaths among women in the ,united
 ,states2 ,whereas1 in #bjac1           
approximately #bb1jjj new cases of      
ovarian cancer will be diagnosed1 and   
#ad1djj women will die of ovarian cancer

 in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the   
mortality rate for ovarian cancer has   
not significantly decreased since the   
#8#8,war on ,cancer'' was declared more 
than #dj years ago2 ,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 higher risk for developing the      
disease2 ,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 ,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 known methods to     
reduce the risk of ovarian cancer1      
including prophylactic surgery1 oral    
contraceptives1 and breastfeeding2      
,whereas due to the lack of a reliable  
early detection test1 #ge percent of    
cases of ovarian cancer are detected at 
an advanced stage1 making the overall   
#e-year survival rate only #df percent2 
,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 disease2       
,whereas awareness of the symptoms of   
ovarian cancer by women and health care 
providers can lead to a quicker         
diagnosis2 ,whereas1 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 #8#8,national   
,ovarian ,cancer ,awareness ,month'' to 
increase public awareness of ovarian    
cancer3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that   
the ,senate supports the goals and      
ideals of ,national ,ovarian ,cancer    
,awareness ,month4