,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aaib  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,october #af1   
#bjbj,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of        
,pennsylvania 7for himself and ,mr4     
,rutherford7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the goals of ,november ,national ,lung  
,cancer ,awareness ,month and for the   
early detection of lung cancer4         
,whereas lung cancer is the leading     
cause of cancer-related death among men 
and women in the ,united ,states1       
accounting for more deaths than colon   
cancer1 breast cancer1 and prostate     
cancer combined2 ,whereas lung cancer is
 the second most common cancer in the   
,united ,states2 ,whereas #a in #ae men 
and #a in #ag women in the ,united      
,states will develop lung cancer during 
their lifetime2 ,whereas it is estimated
 that in #bjbj1 #bbh1hbj individuals in 
the ,united ,states will be diagnosed   

with lung cancer1 and #ace1gbj          
individuals will die from the disease2  
,whereas the #e-year survival rate for  
localized lung cancer is around #ei     
percent1 yet only about #ag percent of  
lung cancers are diagnosed at this      
stage2 ,whereas screening for lung      
cancer for high-risk individuals using  
low-dose computed tomography can lead to
 the earlier detection of lung cancer   
and save lives1 reducing the mortality  
by #bj percent when compared to         
screening by chest x-ray in the         
,national ,lung ,screening ,trial and   
reducing the risk of death at #aj years 
by #bd percent in men and #cc percent in
 women when compared to no screening as 
demonstrated by another large randomized
 trial2 ,whereas lung cancer screening  
can effectively reduce lung cancer      
mortality1 yet only a small percentage  
of individuals 7#c4i to #h4f percent7   
considered to be at high risk for       
developing lung cancer actually undergo 
lung cancer screening with low-dose     

computed tomography2 and ,whereas       
educational efforts can increase        
awareness for lung cancer and lung      
cancer screening among the general      
public1 patients1 and health care       
workers1 thereby increasing the early   
detection of lung cancer3 ,now1         
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
goals and ideals of ,november ,national 
,lung ,cancer ,awareness ,month2  7#b7  
supports efforts to increase awareness  
of1 and education about1 lung cancer and
 lung cancer screening among the general
 public of the ,united ,states2  7#c7   
recognizes the need for additional      
research into early diagnosis1          
screening1 and treatment for lung       
cancer2 and  7#d7 encourages the people 
of the ,united ,states to observe       
,national ,lung ,cancer ,awareness      
,month with appropriate awareness and   
educational activities4