,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #gje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjaf ,mr4
 ,ha/+s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4   
,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1    
,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,ms4 ,hahn1   
,mr4 ,a%=d1 ,ms4 ,br[n ( ,florida1 ,mrs4
 ,bu/os1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,higg9s1   
,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 
,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,lee1     
,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4     
,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,fattah1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1  
,mr4 ,y>mu?1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 & ,ms4        
,norton7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,express+      
support = designation ( ,june z         
,national ,m5's ,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?4  
,:]eas #a 9 #b m5 w be diagnos$ ) canc] 
ov] ! c\rse ( _! lifetimes2 ,:]eas      
accord+ to ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control 
& ,prev5tion 7,,cdc71 canc] claims !    
lives ( ne>ly #cjj1jjj m5 annually 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,,cdc also      
reports t ! incid5ce ( canc] = m5 v>ies 

by race & e?nicity1 ) m9ority m5 hav+ ! 
highe/ canc] incid5ce & mortality rates2
 ,:]eas /ati/ics %[ t a high] p]c5tage (
 m5 w die f canc] ?an wom5 because !y   
are typically diagnos$ at a lat] /age2  
,:]eas despite advances 9 m$ical        
te*nology & rese>*1 m5 cont9ue to live  
an av]age ( #e few] ye>s comp>$ to _!   
female c\nt]p>ts2 ,:]eas ,national ,m5's
 ,heal? ,week1 :i* is annually celebrat$
 z ! week lead+ up to1 & includ+ ,fa!r's
 ,day1 0 e/abli%$ 9 #aiid by ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,congress1 to %[ h[ simple       
diagno/ic & scre5+ te/s c save lives2   
,:]eas promot+ aw>5ess & education ab\t 
m5's canc] is crucial to improv+ ! heal?
 & well-be+ ( m5 across ! ,nation1      
facilitat+ e>ly detection1 improv+ !    
prognoses ( m5 :o h be5 diagnos$ ) !    
disease1 & ultimately prev5t+ fur!r loss
 ( life2 & ,:]eas ,june w\ld be an      
appropriate mon? to designate z         
,national ,m5's ,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?3  
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports !       

designation ( ,m5's ,canc] ,aw>5ess     
,mon?2  7#b7 enc\rages ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t1 ,/ates1 localities1 &        
nonpr(it organizations to obs]ve ! mon? 
) appropriate aw>5ess programs &        
educational activities1 ) ! goal (      
increas+ public k ( canc]s              
disproportionately affect+ m52  7#c7    
recognizes ! pr(\nd toll a diagnosis (  
canc] has on m51 families1 & communities
 & pl$ges to make its prev5tion & cure a
 public heal? priority2 &  7#d7 urges   
public & private sector ef=ts to promote
 aw>5ess1 inve/ 9 rese>*1 & improve     
treatm5ts = m5's canc]s4