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,s4 ,,res4 #da  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #be1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,enzi 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,laut5b]g1  
,mr4 ,m55dez1 & ,mr4 ,c>d97 submitt$ !  
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ &     
agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,support+ !     
designation ( ,m>* #bjac1 z ,national   
,colorectal ,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?4      
,:]eas colorectal canc] is ! second     
lead+ cause ( canc] dea? among m5 & wom5
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 kill+ m non-smok]s  
?an any o!r canc]2 ,:]eas e ye> x is    
e/imat$ t m ?an #ace1jjj individuals 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates are diagnos$ ) colorectal
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"o ( ! mo/ highly prev5table =ms ( canc]
 because scre5+ te/s c f9d polyps t c be
 remov$ be=e becom+ canc]\s2 ,:]eas     
scre5+ te/s c detect colorectal canc]   
e>ly1 :5 treatm5t works be/2 ,:]eas !   
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
e/imates t if e individual ag$ #ej or   
old] _h regul> scre5+ te/s1 z _m z #fj  

p]c5t ( dea?s f colorectal canc] c\ld be
 prev5t$2 ,:]eas ! #e-ye> survival rate 
= pati5ts ) localiz$ colorectal canc] is
 #ij p]c5t1 b only #ci p]c5t ( all      
diagnoses occur at ?is /age2 ,:]eas     
colorectal canc] scre5+ c effectively   
r$uce colorectal canc] incid5ce &       
mortality1 yet #a 9 #c adults betwe5 !  
ages ( #ej & #ge are n up to date )     
recomm5d$ colorectal canc] scre5+2      
,:]eas public aw>5ess & education       
campaigns on colorectal canc] prev5tion1
 scre5+1 & symptoms are held dur+ ! mon?
 ( ,m>* ea* ye>2 & ,:]eas educational   
ef=ts c help provide in=mation to !     
public ( me?ods ( prev5tion & scre5+1 z 
well z ab\t symptoms = e>ly detection3  
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--  7#a7   
supports ! goals & ideals ( ,national   
,colorectal ,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?2 &    
7#b7 enc\rages ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
obs]ve ! mon? ) appropriate aw>5ess &   
educational activities4