,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ahg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ba1 #bjae ,mr4  
,m55dez 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 &    
,mr4 ,s*um]7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
designation ( ! mon? ( ,may #bjae1 z    
,national ,bladd] ,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?4
  ,:]eas #ejj1jjj families 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates live ) bladd] canc]2 ,:]eas m ?an
 #gd1jjj p are expect$ to be diagnos$ ) 
bladd] canc] & #af1jjj w die due to !   
disease 9 #bjae alone2 ,:]eas bladd]    
canc] affects p ( all ages & backgr\nds 
& is among ! top #aj canc]s ) ! highe/  
incid5ce rates 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas
 bladd] canc] is kn[n z "o ( ! mo/      
exp5sive canc]s to treat on a p] pati5t 
basis ) a recurr5ce rate ( approximately
 #ej to #hj p]c5t1 requir+ lifelong     
surveillance2 ,:]eas bladd] canc]       
symptoms1 su* z blood 9 ! ur9e1 are     
easily recogniz$1 h[ev]1 _m are unaw>e (
 ! ?reat ( bladd] canc]1 (t5 prolong+ ! 

"t to diagnosis2 ,:]eas if diagnos$     
e>ly1 bladd] canc] is treatable2 ,:]eas 
milit>y vet]ans are twice z likely z    
nonvet]ans to be diagnos$ ) bladd]      
canc]2 ,:]eas wom5 are (t5 diagnos$ at a
 lat] /age 9 ! developm5t ( bladd]      
canc]1 & :5 diagnos$ at ! same /age z   
m51 wom5 h a worse prognosis2 ,:]eas if 
diagnosis & treatm5t are delay$1 ! life 
expectancy ( an individual ) bladd]     
canc] decreases2 ,:]eas ! quality ( life
 ( a p]son ) bladd] canc] w dep5d on    
future treatm5t & diagnosis developm5ts1
 :i* w rely on rese>* advancem5ts2      
,:]eas !re h be5 no new treatm5ts       
approv$ by ! ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration
 = bladd] canc] 9 ov] #aj ye>s2 ,:]eas  
rese>* advancem5ts = bladd] canc] are   
limit$ by lack ( aw>5ess ab\t ! disease 
)9 ! m$ical community & g5]al public2   
,:]eas increas$ aw>5ess w promote e>ly  
diagnosis & increase ! *ances (         
survival2 ,:]eas increas$ aw>5ess w     
bol/] public support ( ! disease & ?us  
increase fund+ = innovative rese>* & !  

developm5t ( new treatm5t options &     
diagno/ic tools2 ,:]eas traditionally on
 ! fir/ ,saturday 9 ,may ea* ye>1       
survivors1 c>egiv]s1 & lov$ ones walk   
toge!r ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates to raise 
aw>5ess ( bladd] canc]2 ,:]eas ! ,bladd]
 ,canc] ,advocacy ,network & its        
community ( pati5ts1 c>egiv]s1 &        
speciali/s seek--  7#a7 to fo/] a       
community ( hope & support2  7#b7 to    
fund & conduct rese>* = innovative      
treatm5ts & diagno/ic tools2 &  7#c7 to 
increase public aw>5ess & und]/&+ (     
bladd] canc]2 & ,:]eas ,may w\ld be an  
appropriate mon? to designate z         
,national ,bladd] ,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?3
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7   
supports ! designation ( ,may #bjae1 z  
,national ,bladd] ,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?2
  7#b7 supports ! goals & ideals (      
,national ,bladd] ,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?2
 &  7#c7 calls on ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 int]e/$ gr\ps1 & affect$ p]sons--  7,a7
 to promote aw>5ess ( bladd] canc] & to 
fo/] und]/&+ ( ! impact ( ! disease on  

pati5ts & _! families & c>egiv]s2  7,b7 
to take an active role 9 ! fight to end 
bladd] canc]2 &  7,c7 to obs]ve         
,national ,bladd] ,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon? 
) appropriate c]emonies & activities4