,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bgj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #bh1 #bjag ,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself1
 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mrs4         
,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4      
,menendez1 and ,ms4 ,hirono7 submitted  
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary  ,,resolution  ,designating  
,september #bjag 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 ,whereas1 in #bjag in the     
,united ,states1 approximately #bb1ddj  
new cases of ovarian cancer will be     
diagnosed and #ad1jhj women will die of 
ovarian cancer2 ,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_/d of women will 

die within #a year of being diagnosed   
with ovarian cancer and more than #a_/b 
will die within #e years of that        
diagnosis2 ,whereas1 while the mammogram
 can detect breast cancer and the ,pap  
smear can detect cervical cancer1 there 
is 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 but         
approximately #bj percent of women who  
are diagnosed with ovarian cancer have a
 hereditary predisposition to ovarian   
cancer1 which places them at even higher
 risk2 ,whereas scientists and          
physicians have uncovered changes in the
 ,,brca genes that some women inherit   
from their parents1 which may make those
 women #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 the risk of that woman of     
developing ovarian cancer and medical   
experts believe that family history     
should be taken into consideration      
during the annual well-woman visit of   
any woman2 ,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 that they are at
 high risk of breast and ovarian cancer 
may undertake prophylactic measures to  
help reduce the risk of developing those
 diseases2 ,whereas1 as of #bjag1 the   
,society of ,gynecologic ,oncology      
recommends that all women who are       
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 ,whereas1 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 those symptoms2 and ,whereas1  
each year during the month of           
,september1 the ,ovarian ,cancer        
,research ,fund ,alliance and community 
partners hold a number of events to     
increase public awareness of ovarian    
cancer3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that   
the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,september
 #bjag as ,national ,ovarian ,cancer    
,awareness ,month2 and  7#b7 supports   
the goals and ideals of ,national       
,ovarian ,cancer ,awareness ,month4