,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bh1 #bjag ,ms4 
,/ab5[ submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
  ,,resolution  ,designat+ ! week (     
,july #i ?r\gh ,july #ae1 #bjag z       
,s>coma ,aw>5ess ,week & designat+ ,july
 #ae1 #bjag z ,leiomyos>coma ,aw>5ess   
,day4  ,:]eas a s(t tissue s>coma is a  
r>e type ( canc]1 acc\nt+ =             
approximately #a p]c5t ( all newly      
diagnos$ canc]s1 t arises 9 ! connective
 tissue ( ! body2 ,:]eas ! ,national    
,in/itutes ( ,heal? designates s>coma z 
a r>e =m ( canc]1 ) s>coma conta9+      
approximately #gj diff]5t subtypes2     
,:]eas s>comas are l>gely resi/ant to   
curr5t *emo!rapy ag5ts1 immuno!rapy     
ag5ts1 & radiation !rapies1 pos+ a      
=midable *all5ge = rese>*]s &           
speciali/s2 ,:]eas s>coma subtypes h    
l>gely n receiv$ b5efit f immuno!rapies 
due to ! complexity ( ! ,,dna1 g5omes1 &
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! s>coma subtype l&scape2 ,:]eas        
leiomyos>coma 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble 
z ,,lms7 is a malignant1 aggressive     
subtype ( s(t tissue s>coma d]iv$ f     
smoo? muscle cells typically ( ut]9e1   
ga/ro9te/9al or s(t tissue orig91 & c   
meta/asize to ! bone1 sp9e1 bra91 &     
liv]2 ,:]eas ! ,national ,in/itutes (   
,heal? classifies ,,lms z a r>e disease1
 acc\nt+ = approximately #ae p]c5t ( all
 s>comas1 & ,,lms itself encompasses at 
lea/ #d diff]5t ,,lms subtypes2 ,:]eas  
,,lms prim>ily affects adults )\t reg>d 
to g5d]2 ,:]eas rese>* & cl9ical trials 
= ,,lms rema9 complicat$ & ! prospects =
 long-t]m survival rema9 poor2 ,:]eas   
multidiscipl9>y c>e coord9ation teams1  
because ( _! exp]tise & exp]i5ce1 are   
critical to ! heal? ( s>coma & ,,lms    
pati5ts2 ,:]eas s>coma & ,,lms rese>* w 
all[ m$ical pr(essionals to improve !   
quality ( c>e = affect$ pati5ts1 lead to
 bett] cl9ical outcomes1 & promote long]
 survival = pati5ts2 & ,:]eas increas$  
education & aw>5ess ab\t s>coma & ,,lms 

w contribute to ! well-be+ ( !          
communities ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7         
designates ! week ( ,july #i ?r\gh ,july
 #ae1 #bjag1 z ,s>coma ,aw>5ess ,week2  
7#b7 designates ,july #ae1 #bjag1 z     
,leiomyos>coma ,aw>5ess ,day2  7#c7     
recognizes ! *all5ges fac$ by s>coma &  
leiomyos>coma pati5ts2 &  7#d7 comm5ds !
 d$ication ( organizations1 volunte]s1  
rese>*]s1 & c>egiv]s across ! c\ntry    
work+ to improve ! quality ( life (     
s>coma & leiomyos>coma pati5ts & _!     
families4