,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #e1 #bjae,mr4  
,sessions 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,%elby1 ,mr4 
,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,vitt]1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91    
,mr4 ,moran1 ,mrs4 ,box]1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 
,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 
,book]1 & ,mr4 ,boozman7 submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ &     
agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,designat+      
,septemb] #bjae z ,national ,pro/ate    
,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?4  ,:]eas ov]      
#b1ijj1jjj families 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
live ) pro/ate canc]2 ,:]eas #a 9 #g    
males 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates w be diagnos$ ) 
pro/ate canc] 9 _! lifetimes2 ,:]eas    
pro/ate canc] is ! mo/ commonly diagnos$
 non-sk9 canc] & ! second lead+ cause ( 
canc]-relat$ dea?s among males 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas 9 #bjae1 !        
,national ,canc] ,in/itute e/imates t   
#bbj1hjj m5 w be diagnos$ )1 & m ?an    
#bg1jjj m5 w die (1 pro/ate canc]2      
,:]eas #dj p]c5t ( newly diagnos$       
pro/ate canc] cases occur 9 males "u !  

age ( #fe2 ,:]eas ! odds ( develop+     
pro/ate canc] rise rapidly aft] age #ej2
 ,:]eas ,african-,am]ican males suff] f 
a pro/ate canc] incid5ce rate t is      
significantly high] ?an ,:ite males & h 
d\ble ! pro/ate canc] mortality rate (  
,:ite males2 ,:]eas obesity is a        
significant pr$ictor ( ! sev]ity (      
pro/ate canc]2 ,:]eas ! probability t   
obesity w lead to dea? & high *ole/]ol  
levels is /rongly associat$ ) advanc$   
pro/ate canc]2 ,:]eas hav+ a fa!r or    
bro!r ) pro/ate canc] m ?an d\bles !    
risk ( a man develop+ pro/ate canc]1 ) a
 p>ticul>ly high risk = m5 :o h a bro!r 
) ! disease2 ,:]eas scre5+ by a digital 
rectal exam9ation & a pro/ate-specific  
antig5 blood te/ c detect ! disease at !
 e>li]1 m treatable /ages1 :i* c\ld     
increase ! *ances ( survival = m ?an #e 
ye>s to ne>ly #ajj p]c5t2 ,:]eas only   
#ch p]c5t ( males survive m ?an #e ye>s 
if diagnos$ ) pro/ate canc] aft] ! canc]
 has meta/asiz$2 ,:]eas !re are no      
noticeable symptoms ( pro/ate canc] :ile

 pro/ate canc] is 9 ! e>ly /ages1 mak+  
appropriate scre5+ critical2 ,:]eas     
ongo+ rese>* promises fur!r improvem5ts 
9 pro/ate canc] prev5tion1 e>ly         
detection1 & treatm5t2 & ,:]eas educat+ 
p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ heal? c>e  
provid]s1 ab\t pro/ate canc] & e>ly     
detection /rategies is crucial to sav+ !
 lives ( males & pres]v+ & protect+     
families3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !        
,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates ,septemb] #bjae
 z ,national ,pro/ate ,canc] ,aw>5ess   
,mon?2  7#b7 decl>es t /eps %\ld be     
tak5--  7,a7 to raise aw>5ess ab\t !    
importance ( scre5+ me?ods =1 & treatm5t
 (1 pro/ate canc]2  7,b7 to enc\rage    
rese>* s t scre5+ & treatm5t = pro/ate  
canc] may be improv$1 ! causes ( pro/ate
 canc] may be discov]$1 & a cure =      
pro/ate canc] may be develop$2 &  7,c7  
to cont9ue to consid] ways = improv+    
access to1 & ! quality (1 heal? c>e     
s]vices = detect+ & treat+ pro/ate      
canc]2 &  7#c7 calls on ! p ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 int]e/ gr\ps1 & affect$ p]sons--

  7,a7 to promote aw>5ess ( pro/ate     
canc]2  7,b7 to take an active role 9 ! 
fight to end ! deva/at+ effects (       
pro/ate canc] on individuals1 families1 
& ! economy2 &  7,c7 to obs]ve ,national
 ,pro/ate ,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon? )       
appropriate c]emonies & activities4