,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #caj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #c1 #bjag,mr4    
,c>twright 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,delaney1   
,mr4 ,gallego1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 
,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 &
 ,mr4 ,y>mu?7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,express+ support = ! designation ( ,may
 z ,national ,bladd] ,canc] ,aw>5ess    
,mon?4  ,:]eas m ?an #ejj1jjj families 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates live ) bladd] canc]2   
,:]eas m ?an #gi1jjj p are expect$ to be
 diagnos$ ) bladd] canc] & ov] #af1jjj w
 die due to ! disease 9 #bjag 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 non-vet]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$1 ! life expectancy (
 an individual ) bladd] canc] decreases2
 ,:]eas ! quality ( life ( a p]son )    
bladd] canc] w dep5d on future treatm5t 
& diagnosis developm5ts1 :i* w rely on  
rese>* advancem5ts2 ,:]eas !re h be5 no 
new treatm5ts develop$ = bladd] canc] 9 
m ?an #bj 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 traditionally1 on ! fir/         
,saturday 9 ,may1 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 to fo/] a   
community ( hope & support1 fund &      
conduct rese>* = innovative treatm5ts & 
diagno/ic tools1 & 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 !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7 supports
 ! designation ( ,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 to-- 7,a7 promote aw>5ess
 ( bladd] canc] & to fo/] und]/&+ ( !   

impact ( ! disease on pati5ts & _!      
families & c>egiv]s2  7,b7 take an      
active role 9 ! fight to end bladd]     
canc]2 &  7,c7 obs]ve ,national ,bladd] 
,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon? ) appropriate     
c]emonies & activities4