,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #eba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #g1 
#bjaf,ms4 ,ayotte 7for herself1 ,ms4    
,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,mr4
 ,coons1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4         
,menendez1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,rubio1   
,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,mr4       
,vitter1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 and ,mr4     
,schumer7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,july #ad1
 #bjaf;,committee discharged2 considered
 and agreed to  ,,resolution            
,expressing support for the designation 
of ,september #bjaf as ,national        
,ovarian ,cancer ,awareness ,month4     
,whereas ovarian cancer is the deadliest
 of all gynecologic cancers2 ,whereas   
ovarian cancer is the fifth leading     
cause of cancer deaths among women in   
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas in #bjaf1 
approximately #bb1bhj new cases of      
ovarian cancer will be diagnosed1 and   
#ad1bdj women will die of ovarian cancer

 in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the   
mortality rate for ovarian cancer has   
not significantly decreased since the   
,war on ,cancer was declared more than  
#dj years ago2 ,whereas a quarter of    
women will die within #a year of        
diagnosis with ovarian cancer and over  
half will die within #e years2 ,whereas 
there is the mammogram to detect breast 
cancer and the ,pap smear to detect     
cervical cancer1 there is currently no  
reliable early detection test for       
ovarian cancer2 ,whereas the lack of an 
early detection test means that         
approximately #hj percent of cases of   
ovarian cancer are detected at an       
advanced stage2 ,whereas all women are  
at risk for ovarian cancer1 and         
approximately #bj percent of women      
diagnosed with ovarian cancer have a    
hereditary disposition for ovarian      
cancer1 which places them at even a     
higher risk2 ,whereas scientists and    
physicians have uncovered changes in the
 ,,brca genes that some women inherit   

from their parents1 which may make them 
#cj times more likely to develop ovarian
 cancer2 ,whereas the family history of 
a woman has been found to play an       
important role in accurately assessing  
her risk of developing ovarian cancer   
and medical experts believe the family  
history of a woman should be taken into 
consideration during her annual         
well-woman visit2 ,whereas many experts 
in health prevention now recommend      
genetic testing for young women with a  
family history of breast and ovarian    
cancer2 ,whereas women who know they are
 at high risk of breast and ovarian     
cancer may undertake prophylactic       
measures to help reduce the risk of     
developing these diseases2 ,whereas the 
,society of ,gynecologic ,oncology now  
recommends that all women diagnosed with
 ovarian cancer receive counseling and  
genetic testing2 ,whereas many people   
are unaware that the symptoms of ovarian
 cancer often include bloating1 pelvic  
or abdominal pain1 difficulty eating or 

feeling full quickly1 urinary symptoms1 
and several other symptoms that are     
easily confused with other diseases2    
,whereas awareness of the symptoms of   
ovarian cancer by women and health care 
providers can lead to a quicker         
diagnosis2 ,whereas in ,june #bjjg1 the 
first national consensus statement on   
ovarian cancer symptoms was developed to
 provide consistency in describing      
symptoms to make it easier for women to 
learn and remember the symptoms2        
,whereas each year during the month of  
,september1 the ,ovarian ,cancer        
,research ,fund ,alliance and the       
partner members hold a number of events 
to increase public awareness of ovarian 
cancer2 and ,whereas ,september #bjaf   
should be designated as ,national       
,ovarian ,cancer ,awareness ,month to   
increase public awareness of ovarian    
cancer3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the
 ,senate--  7#a7 designates ,september  
#bjaf as ,national ,ovarian ,cancer     
,awareness ,month2 and  7#b7 supports   

the goals and ideals of ,national       
,ovarian ,cancer ,awareness ,month4