,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ad1 
#bjad ,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself and 
,mr4 ,isakson7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,recognizing the          
importance of cancer research and the   
contributions of scientists1 clinicians1
 and patient advocates across the       
,united ,states who are dedicated to    
finding a cure for cancer1 and          
designating ,may #bjad as ,national     
,cancer ,research ,month4  ,whereas in  
#bjad1 cancer remains one of the most   
pressing public health concerns in the  
,united ,states2 ,whereas in #bjad1 more
 than #a1fjj1jjj individuals in the     
,united ,states are expected to be      
diagnosed with cancer and more than     
#ehe1jjj individuals in the ,united     
,states are expected to die from the    
disease2 ,whereas #a in #b men in the   
,united ,states will be diagnosed with  

cancer during his lifetime1 and #a in #c
 women in the ,united ,states will be   
diagnosed with cancer during her        
lifetime2 ,whereas #gg percent of       
individuals diagnosed with cancer are   
over the age of #ee2 ,whereas cancer    
accounts for approximately #a in every  
#d deaths1 is the second most common    
cause of disease-related death in the   
,united ,states1 and is projected to    
become the number #a disease-related    
killer of individuals in the ,united    
,states2 ,whereas racial and ethnic     
minorities1 as well as low-income and   
elderly populations1 continue to suffer 
disproportionately in cancer incidence1 
prevalence1 and mortality2 ,whereas the 
term cancer refers to more than #bjj    
diseases that collectively represent--  
7#a7 the leading cause of death for     
individuals in the ,united ,states under
 the age of #he2 and  7#b7 the second   
leading cause of death for all          
individuals in the ,united ,states2     
,whereas cancer is expected to cost the 

,united ,states economy an estimated    
#baf1jjj1jjj1jjj in #bjad1 and the      
economic burden of cancer is expected to
 rise as the number of cancer deaths    
increases2 ,whereas the ,united ,states 
investment in cancer research has       
yielded substantial advances in cancer  
research and has saved many lives2      
,whereas scholars estimate that every #a
 percent decline in cancer mortality    
saves the ,united ,states economy       
#ejj1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,whereas advancements 
in understanding the causes1 mechanisms1
 diagnoses1 treatment1 and prevention of
 cancer have led to cures for many types
 of cancer and have converted other     
types of cancer into manageable chronic 
conditions2 ,whereas the #e-year        
survival rate for all types of cancer   
was greater than #fe percent in #bjaa1  
improving between #aiha and #bjaa1 and  
more than #ac1gjj1jjj cancer survivors  
were living in the ,united ,states in   
#bjaa2 ,whereas therapy and effective   
screening tools for some types of cancer

 remain elusive1 and some cancers1      
including pancreatic1 liver1 lung1      
ovarian1 and brain cancer1 continue to  
have extraordinarily high mortality     
rates and #e-year survival rates that   
are typically less than #ej percent2    
,whereas partnerships among research    
scientists1 the general public1 cancer  
survivors1 patient advocates1           
philanthropic organizations1 industry1  
and ,federal1 ,state1 and local         
governments have led to advanced        
breakthroughs1 early detection tools    
that have increased survival rates1 and 
a better quality of life for cancer     
survivors2 ,whereas precision medicine  
holds great promise in treating cancer2 
and ,whereas advances in cancer research
 have had significant implications for  
the treatment of other costly diseases1 
such as diabetes1 heart disease1        
,alzheimer's disease1 ,,hiv_/,,aids1 and
 macular degeneration3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7         
recognizes the importance of cancer     

research and the invaluable             
contributions of researchers in the     
,united ,states and around the world who
 are dedicated to reversing the cancer  
epidemic2  7#b7 designates ,may #bjad as
 ,national ,cancer ,research ,month2 and
  7#c7 supports efforts to establish    
cancer research as a national and       
international priority to eventually    
eliminate the more than #bjj diseases   
that collectively represent cancer4