,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ae1   
#bjag,mr4 ,enzi 7for himself and ,mr4   
,menendez7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,supporting the
 designation of ,march #bjag as         
,national ,colorectal ,cancer ,awareness
 ,month4  ,whereas colorectal cancer is 
the second leading cause of cancer death
 among men and women combined in the    
,united ,states2 ,whereas1 in #bjag1    
more than #ace1dcj individuals in the   
,united ,states will be diagnosed with  
colorectal cancer and approximately     
#ej1bfj more will die from it2 ,whereas 
colorectal cancer is one of the most    
preventable forms of cancer because     
screening tests can find polyps that can
 be removed before becoming cancerous2  
,whereas screening tests can detect     
colorectal cancer early1 which is when  
treatment works best2 ,whereas the      
,centers for ,disease ,control and      

,prevention estimates that if every     
individual who is #ej years of age or   
older had regular screening tests1 as   
many as #fj percent of deaths from      
colorectal cancer could be prevented2   
,whereas the #e-year survival rate for  
patients with localized colorectal      
cancer is #ij percent1 but only #ci     
percent of all diagnoses occur at that  
stage2 ,whereas colorectal cancer       
screenings can effectively reduce the   
incidence of colorectal cancer and      
mortality1 but #a in #c adults between  
#ej and #ge years of age are not up to  
date with recommended colorectal cancer 
screening2 ,whereas public awareness and
 education campaigns on colorectal      
cancer prevention1 screening1 and       
symptoms are held during the month of   
,march each year2 and ,whereas          
educational efforts can help provide to 
the public information on methods of    
prevention and screening1 as well as    
symptoms for early detection3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   

7#a7 supports--  7,a7 the designation of
 ,march #bjag as ,national ,colorectal  
,cancer ,awareness ,month2 and  7,b7 the
 goals and ideals of ,national          
,colorectal ,cancer ,awareness ,month2  
and  7#b7 encourages the people of the  
,united ,states to observe ,national    
,colorectal ,cancer ,awareness ,month   
with appropriate awareness and          
educational activities4