,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ehd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #bd1     
#bjai,mr4 ,payne 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,mullin1 and ,mr4 ,meeks7 submitted the 
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,commerce1 and in addition to the       
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,,resolution       
,expressing support for the designation 
of ,september #bjai as ,national        
,prostate ,cancer ,awareness ,month4    
,whereas an estimated #c1aaj1djc men in 
the ,united ,states live with prostate  
cancer2 ,whereas1 according to the      
,national ,cancer ,institute1 the       
percentage of newly diagnosed prostate  
cancer cases in men under #fe has       
significantly increased and stands at   
#da4i percent2 ,whereas #a in #i men in 

the ,united ,states will be diagnosed   
with prostate cancer in their lifetimes2
 ,whereas prostate cancer is the most   
commonly diagnosed nonskin cancer and   
the second-leading cause of             
cancer-related deaths among men in the  
,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,american 
,cancer ,society estimates that in      
#bjai1 #agd1fej men will be diagnosed   
with1 and more than #ca1fbj men will die
 of1 prostate cancer2 ,whereas the odds 
of developing prostate cancer rise      
rapidly after age #ej2 ,whereas         
,african-,american men suffer from a    
prostate cancer incidence rate that is  
significantly higher than that of ,white
 men and have more than double the      
prostate cancer mortality rate than that
 of ,white men2 ,whereas some veterans  
are at an increased risk of prostate    
cancer due to chemical or radiation     
exposure during military service2       
,whereas a study conducted at the       
,portland ,,va ,medical ,center and     
,oregon ,health and ,science ,university

 found that veterans exposed to ,agent  
,orange were at an increased risk for   
both developing prostate cancer and     
developing more aggressive forms of the 
disease2 ,whereas having a father or    
brother with prostate cancer more than  
doubles the risk of a man developing    
prostate cancer1 with a higher risk for 
men who have a brother with the disease 
and the highest risk for men with       
several affected relatives2 ,whereas    
screening by a digital rectal           
examination and a prostate-specific     
antigen blood test can detect the       
disease at the earlier1 more treatable  
stages1 which could increase the chances
 of survival for more than #e years to  
nearly #ajj percent2 ,whereas prostate  
cancer is almost always diagnosed with a
 needle biopsy where the prostate is    
mapped and tissue cores removed from at 
least a dozen sites2 ,whereas even with 
state-of-the-art laboratory techniques  
and specimen tracking1 the peer-reviewed
 literature reports that as many as #b4e

 percent of prostate biopsy patients are
 affected by biopsy tissue switching or 
contamination leading to misdiagnosis2  
,whereas misdiagnosis can result in     
inappropriate over- or under-treatment  
of men2 ,whereas only #cj percent of men
 survive more than #e years if diagnosed
 with prostate cancer after the cancer  
has metastasized2 ,whereas there are no 
noticeable symptoms of prostate cancer  
in the early stages1 making appropriate 
screening critical2 ,whereas ongoing    
research promises further improvements  
in prostate cancer prevention1 early    
detection1 and treatment2 and ,whereas  
educating people in the ,united ,states1
 including health care providers1 about 
prostate cancer and early detection     
strategies is crucial to saving the     
lives of men and preserving and         
protecting families3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it  ,that the ,house of                
,representatives-- 7#a7 expresses       
support for the designation of ,national
 ,prostate ,cancer ,awareness ,month2   

7#b7 declares that steps should be      
taken-- 7,a7 to raise awareness about   
the importance of screening methods for1
 and treatment of1 prostate cancer2     
7,b7 to encourage research-- 7i7 to     
improve screening and treatment for     
prostate cancer2  7ii7 to discover the  
causes of prostate cancer2 and  7iii7 to
 develop a cure for prostate cancer2    
7,c7 support ,medicare payment policies 
that will improve diagnostic accuracy   
and eliminate prostate cancer           
misdiagnosis due to biopsy contamination
 or specimen switching2 and  7,d7 to    
continue to consider ways for improving 
access to1 and eliminating racial       
disparities in1 the quality of health   
care services for detecting and treating
 prostate cancer2 and  7#c7 calls on the
 people of the ,united ,states1 interest
 groups1 and affected persons-- 7,a7 to 
promote awareness of prostate cancer2   
7,b7 to take an active role in the fight
 to end the devastating effects of      
prostate cancer on individuals1         

families1 and the economy2 and  7,c7 to 
observe ,national ,prostate ,cancer     
,awareness ,month with appropriate      
ceremonies and activities4