,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #dei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #i1 #bjaf,mrs4   
,fe9/e9 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,isakson7      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! importance ( 
canc] rese>* & ! vital contributions (  
sci5ti/s1 cl9icians1 canc] survivors1 & 
o!r pati5t advocates across ! ,unit$    
,/ates :o are d$icat$ to f9d+ a cure =  
canc]1 & designat+ ,may #bjaf1 z        
,national ,canc] ,rese>* ,mon?4  ,:]eas1
 9 #bjaf1 canc] rema9s "o ( ! mo/ press+
 public heal? conc]ns 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
 ,:]eas1 9 #bjaf1 m ?an #a1fjj1jjj      
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are       
expect$ to be diagnos$ ) canc] & m ?an  
#eie1jjj individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
are expect$ to die f ! disease2 ,:]eas  
#a 9 #b m5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates w be       
diagnos$ ) canc] dur+ 8 lifetime1 & #a 9
 #c wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates w diagnos$ ) 
canc] dur+ h] lifetime2 ,:]eas          
approximately #gg p]c5t ( individuals   

diagnos$ ) canc] are ov] #ee ye>s ( age2
 ,:]eas canc] acc\nts = approximately #a
 9 e #d dea?s1 is ! second mo/ common   
cause ( disease-relat$ dea? 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 & is project$ to become ! numb] 
#a disease-relat$ kill] ( individuals 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! incid5ce (    
canc] is expect$ to gr[ significantly1  
rea*+ #b1cjj1jjj cases p] ye> by #bjcj2 
,:]eas racial & e?nic m9orities1 z well 
z l[-income1 rural1 & eld]ly            
populations1 cont9ue to suff]           
disproportionately 9 canc] incid5ce1    
preval5ce1 & mortality2 ,:]eas ! t]m    
canc] ref]s to m ?an #bjj diseases t    
collectively repres5t--  7#a7 ! lead+   
cause ( dea? = individuals 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates "u #he ye>s ( age2  7#b7 ! second
 lead+ cause ( dea? = all individuals 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#c7 ! lead+ cause (
 disease-relat$ dea? among *ildr5 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! mo/ rec5t       
e/imates by ! ,national ,in/itutes (    
,heal? indicat$ t ! ov]all economic co/s
 ( canc] to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7           

#baf1fjj1jjj1jjj & ! economic burd5 (   
canc] is expect$ to rise z ! numb] (    
canc] dea?s increases2 ,:]eas ! inve/m5t
 9 canc] rese>* by ! ,unit$ ,/ates has  
yield$ sub/antial advances 9 canc]      
rese>* & has sav$ & improv$ millions (  
lives2 ,:]eas s*ol>s e/imate t e #a     
p]c5t decl9e 9 canc] mortality saves !  
economy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates               
#ejj1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,:]eas advancem5ts 9  
und]/&+ ! causes1 me*anisms1 diagnoses1 
treatm5ts1 & prev5tion ( canc] h l$ to  
cures = _m types ( canc]s & h conv]t$   
o!r types ( canc]s into manageable      
*ronic conditions2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjaa1 !   
#e-ye> survival rate = all types ( canc]
 0 great] ?an #fe p]c5t &1 9 #bjae1 m   
?an #ad1ejj1jjj canc] survivors liv$ 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas !rapies &        
effective scre5+ tools = "s types (     
canc] rema9 elusive & "s canc]s1 includ+
 pancreatic1 liv]1 lung1 ov>ian1 & bra9 
canc]s1 cont9ue to h extraord9>ily high 
mortality rates & #e-ye> survival rates 
t are typically less ?an #ej p]c5t2     

,:]eas p>tn]%ips among rese>* sci5ti/s1 
! g5]al public1 canc] survivors1 pati5t 
advocates1 philan?ropic organizations1  
indu/ry1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 & ,/ate &  
local gov]nm5ts h l$ to advanc$         
break?r\ghs1 e>ly detection tools t h   
increas$ survival rates1 & a bett]      
quality ( life = canc] survivors2 ,:]eas
 precision m$ic9e holds great promise 9 
treat+ _m =ms ( canc]2 ,:]eas almo/ all 
( :at is kn[n ab\t canc] diagnosis1     
treatm5t1 & prev5tion comes f ! #c to #e
 p]c5t ( pati5ts :o enroll 9 cl9ical    
trials1 b ^! trials enroll relatively   
homog5e\s pati5t populations1 leav+ a   
lack ( evid5ce to guide treatm5ts = a   
l>ge proportion ( ! o!r #ie to #ig p]c5t
 ( pati5ts :o d n p>ticipate 9 or d n   
qualify = /udies2 ,:]eas ! explosion (  
new sci5ce1 treatm5ts1 & diagno/ic te/s 
make broad rea*+ data initiatives &     
break+ d[n organizational b>ri]s to %>e 
in=mation m important ?an ev] s x c be  
det]m9$ h[ be/ to apply break?r\gh      
treatm5ts to ! div]se population ( !    

,unit$ ,/ates2 & ,:]eas advances 9 canc]
 rese>* h _h significant implications = 
! treatm5t ( o!r co/ly diseases1 su* z  
diabetes1 he>t disease1 ,alzheim]'s     
disease1 ,,hiv_/,,aids1 & macul>        
deg5]ation3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !      
,s5ate-- 7#a7 recognizes ! importance ( 
canc] rese>* & ! invaluable             
contributions ( rese>*]s 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates & ar\nd ! _w :o are d$icat$ to   
rev]s+ ! canc] epidemic2  7#b7          
designates ,may #bjaf1 z ,national      
,canc] ,rese>* ,mon?2 &  7#c7 supports  
ef=ts to--  7,a7 e/abli% canc] rese>* z 
a national & int]national priority2 &   
7,b7 elim9ate ! m ?an #bjj diseases t   
collectively repres5t canc]4