,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #i1  
#bjaf,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   
vital contributions of scientists1      
clinicians1 cancer survivors1 and other 
patient advocates across the ,united    
,states who are dedicated to finding a  
cure for cancer1 and designating ,may   
#bjaf1 as ,national ,cancer ,research   
,month4  ,whereas1 in #bjaf1 cancer     
remains one of the most pressing public 
health concerns in the ,united ,states2 
,whereas1 in #bjaf1 more than #a1fjj1jjj
 individuals in the ,united ,states are 
expected to be diagnosed with cancer and
 more than #eie1jjj 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 
diagnosed with cancer during her        
lifetime2 ,whereas approximately #gg    
percent of individuals diagnosed with   
cancer are over #ee years of age2       
,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 the incidence of cancer is     
expected to grow significantly1 reaching
 #b1cjj1jjj cases per year by #bjcj2    
,whereas racial and ethnic minorities1  
as well as low-income1 rural1 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

 #he years of age2  7#b7 the second     
leading cause of death for all          
individuals in the ,united ,states2 and 
7#c7 the leading cause of               
disease-related death among children in 
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the most  
recent estimates by the ,national       
,institutes of ,health indicated that   
the overall economic costs of cancer to 
the ,united ,states were                
#baf1fjj1jjj1jjj and the economic burden
 of cancer is expected to rise as the   
number of cancer deaths increases2      
,whereas the investment in cancer       
research by the ,united ,states has     
yielded substantial advances in cancer  
research and has saved and improved     
millions of lives2 ,whereas scholars    
estimate that every #a percent decline  
in cancer mortality saves the economy of
 the ,united ,states #ejj1jjj1jjj1jjj2  
,whereas advancements in understanding  
the causes1 mechanisms1 diagnoses1      
treatments1 and prevention of cancer    
have led to cures for many types of     

cancers and have converted other types  
of cancers into manageable chronic      
conditions2 ,whereas1 in #bjaa1 the     
#e-year survival rate for all types of  
cancer was greater than #fe percent and1
 in #bjae1 more than #ad1ejj1jjj cancer 
survivors lived in the ,united ,states2 
,whereas therapies and effective        
screening tools for some types of cancer
 remain elusive and some cancers1       
including pancreatic1 liver1 lung1      
ovarian1 and brain cancers1 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  
the ,federal ,government1 and ,state 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 many    
forms of cancer2 ,whereas almost all of 
what is known about cancer diagnosis1   
treatment1 and prevention comes from the
 #c to #e percent of patients who enroll
 in clinical trials1 but these trials   
enroll relatively homogeneous patient   
populations1 leaving a lack of evidence 
to guide treatments for a large         
proportion of the other #ie to #ig      
percent of patients who do not          
participate in or do not qualify for    
studies2 ,whereas the explosion of new  
science1 treatments1 and diagnostic     
tests make broad reaching data          
initiatives and breaking down           
organizational barriers to share        
information more important than ever so 
it can be determined how best to apply  
breakthrough treatments to the diverse  
population of the ,united ,states2 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 #bjaf1  
as ,national ,cancer ,research ,month2  
and  7#c7 supports efforts to--  7,a7   
establish cancer research as a national 
and international priority2 and  7,b7   
eliminate the more than #bjj diseases   
that collectively represent cancer4