,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ecf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august   
#a1 #bjad ,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself1  
,ms4 ,ayotte1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,moran1
 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 and ,mr4 ,heller7       
submitted the following resolution2     
which was considered and agreed to      
,,resolution  ,designating ,september   
#bjad as ,national ,ovarian ,cancer     
,awareness ,month4  ,whereas ovarian    
cancer is the deadliest of all          
gynecologic cancers2 ,whereas ovarian   
cancer is the #eth leading cause of     
cancer deaths among women in the ,united
 ,states2 ,whereas1 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 #be percent of  
women will die within #a year of        

diagnosis with ovarian cancer and over  
#ej percent will die within #e years2   
,whereas while there is the mammogram to
 detect breast cancer and the ,pap smear
 to detect cervical cancer1 there is 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 of ovarian cancer1 which 
places 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 the family history of a woman  
has been found to play an important role
 in accurately assessing that woman's   
risk of developing ovarian cancer and   

medical experts believe that family     
history should be taken into            
consideration during a woman's annual   
well woman visit2 ,whereas many experts 
in health prevention now recommends     
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 the risk of     
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 ,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 and    
,whereas each year during the month of  
,september1 the ,ovarian ,cancer        
,national ,alliance and partner members 
hold a number of events to increase     
public awareness of ovarian cancer3     
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,september    
#bjad as ,national ,ovarian ,cancer     
,awareness ,month2 and  7#b7 supports   
the goals and ideals of ,national       
,ovarian ,cancer ,awareness ,month4