,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bh1
 #bjag ,ms4 ,stabenow submitted the     
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,designating the week of  
,july #i through ,july #ae1 #bjag as    
,sarcoma ,awareness ,week and           
designating ,july #ae1 #bjag as         
,leiomyosarcoma ,awareness ,day4        
,whereas a soft tissue sarcoma is a rare
 type of cancer1 accounting for         
approximately #a percent of all newly   
diagnosed cancers1 that arises in the   
connective tissue of the body2 ,whereas 
the ,national ,institutes of ,health    
designates sarcoma as a rare form of    
cancer1 with sarcoma containing         
approximately #gj different subtypes2   
,whereas sarcomas are largely resistant 
to current chemotherapy agents1         
immunotherapy agents1 and radiation     
therapies1 posing a formidable challenge
 for researchers and specialists2       

,whereas sarcoma subtypes have largely  
not received benefit from               
immunotherapies due to the complexity of
 the ,,dna1 genomes1 and mutations      
associated with the many variations in  
the sarcoma subtype landscape2 ,whereas 
leiomyosarcoma 7referred to in this     
preamble as ,,lms7 is a malignant1      
aggressive subtype of soft tissue       
sarcoma derived from smooth muscle cells
 typically of uterine1 gastrointestinal 
or soft tissue origin1 and can          
metastasize to the bone1 spine1 brain1  
and liver2 ,whereas the ,national       
,institutes of ,health classifies ,,lms 
as a rare disease1 accounting for       
approximately #ae percent of all        
sarcomas1 and ,,lms itself encompasses  
at least #d different ,,lms subtypes2   
,whereas ,,lms primarily affects adults 
without regard to gender2 ,whereas      
research and clinical trials for ,,lms  
remain complicated and the prospects for
 long-term survival remain poor2        
,whereas multidisciplinary care         

coordination teams1 because of their    
expertise and experience1 are critical  
to the health of sarcoma and ,,lms      
patients2 ,whereas sarcoma and ,,lms    
research will allow medical             
professionals to improve the quality of 
care for affected patients1 lead to     
better clinical outcomes1 and promote   
longer survival for patients2 and       
,whereas increased education and        
awareness about sarcoma and ,,lms will  
contribute to the well-being of the     
communities of the ,united ,states3     
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 designates the week of   
,july #i through ,july #ae1 #bjag1 as   
,sarcoma ,awareness ,week2  7#b7        
designates ,july #ae1 #bjag1 as         
,leiomyosarcoma ,awareness ,day2  7#c7  
recognizes the challenges faced by      
sarcoma and leiomyosarcoma patients2 and
  7#d7 commends the dedication of       
organizations1 volunteers1 researchers1 
and caregivers across the country       
working to improve the quality of life  

of sarcoma and leiomyosarcoma patients  
and their families4