,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bjf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1
 #bjac ,mr4 ,sessions 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,wicker1    
,mr4 ,chambliss1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,south
 ,dakota1 ,mr4 ,shelby1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1   
,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mrs4 
,hagan1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 ,mr4 
,blunt1 and ,mr4 ,king7 submitted the   
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating ,september #bjac as        
,national ,prostate ,cancer ,awareness  
,month4  ,whereas #b1ejj1jjj families in
 the ,united ,states live with prostate 
cancer2 ,whereas #a in #f males in the  
,united ,states will be diagnosed with  
prostate cancer in their lifetimes2     
,whereas prostate cancer is the most    
commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer and  
the second most common cause of         
cancer-related deaths among males in the
 ,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,national
 ,cancer ,institute estimates that1 in  

#bjac1 nearly #bdj1jjj men will be      
diagnosed with1 and more than #bi1jjj   
men will die of1 prostate cancer2       
,whereas #dj percent of newly diagnosed 
prostate cancer cases occur in males    
under the age of #fe2 ,whereas          
approximately every #ad seconds1 a male 
in the ,united ,states turns #ej years  
old and increases his odds of developing
 cancer1 including prostate cancer2     
,whereas ,african-,american males suffer
 from a prostate cancer incidence rate  
that is up to #fe percent higher than   
that for white males and have double the
 prostate cancer mortality rate than    
that of white males2 ,whereas obesity is
 a significant predictor of the severity
 of prostate cancer2 ,whereas the       
probability that obesity will lead to   
death and high cholesterol levels is    
strongly associated with advanced       
prostate cancer2 ,whereas males in the  
,united ,states with #a family member   
diagnosed with prostate cancer have a   
#cc percent chance of being diagnosed   

with the disease1 males with #b close   
family members diagnosed have an #hc    
percent chance1 and males with #c family
 members diagnosed have a #ig percent   
chance2 ,whereas only #cc percent of    
males survive more than #e years if     
diagnosed with prostate cancer after the
 cancer has metastasized2 ,whereas there
 are no noticeable symptoms of prostate 
cancer while in the early stages1 making
 screening critical2 ,whereas screening 
by a digital rectal examination and a   
prostate-specific antigen blood test can
 detect the disease in the early stages1
 increasing the chances of survival for 
more than #e years to nearly #ajj       
percent2 ,whereas ongoing research      
promises further improvements in        
prostate cancer prevention1 early       
detection1 and treatment2 and ,whereas  
educating people in the ,united ,states1
 including health care providers1 about 
prostate cancer and early detection     
strategies is crucial to saving the     
lives of males and preserving and       

protecting families3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it  ,that the ,senate--  7#a7          
designates ,september #bjac as ,national
 ,prostate ,cancer ,awareness ,month2   
7#b7 declares that steps should be      
taken--  7,a7 to raise awareness about  
the importance of screening methods for1
 and treatment of1 prostate cancer2     
7,b7 to increase research funding to a  
level that is commensurate with the     
burden of prostate cancer1 so that--    
7i7 screening and treatment for prostate
 cancer may be improved2  7ii7 the      
causes of prostate cancer may be        
discovered2 and  7iii7 a cure for       
prostate cancer may be developed2 and   
7,c7 to continue to consider ways for   
improving access to1 and the quality of1
 health care services for detecting and 
treating prostate cancer2 and  7#c7     
calls on the people of the ,united      
,states1 interest groups1 and affected  
persons--  7,a7 to promote awareness of 
prostate cancer2  7,b7 to take an active
 role in the fight to end the           

devastating effects of prostate cancer  
on individuals1 families1 and the       
economy2 and  7,c7 to observe ,national 
,prostate ,cancer ,awareness ,month with
 appropriate ceremonies and activities4