,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ehd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bd1        
#bjai,mr4 ,payne 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,mull91 & ,mr4 ,meeks7 submitt$ ! foll[+
 resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,ways &     
,means1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly     
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$    
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
designation ( ,septemb] #bjai z         
,national ,pro/ate ,canc] ,aw>5ess      
,mon?4  ,:]eas an e/imat$ #c1aaj1djc m5 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates live ) pro/ate canc]2 
,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,national ,canc]   
,in/itute1 ! p]c5tage ( newly diagnos$  
pro/ate canc] cases 9 m5 "u #fe has     
significantly increas$ & /&s at #da4i   
p]c5t2 ,:]eas #a 9 #i m5 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates w be diagnos$ ) pro/ate canc] 9  
_! lifetimes2 ,:]eas pro/ate canc] is ! 
mo/ commonly diagnos$ nonsk9 canc] & !  

second-lead+ cause ( canc]-relat$ dea?s 
among m5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas !    
,am]ican ,canc] ,society e/imates t 9   
#bjai1 #agd1fej m5 w be diagnos$ )1 & m 
?an #ca1fbj m5 w die (1 pro/ate canc]2  
,:]eas ! odds ( develop+ pro/ate canc]  
rise rapidly aft] age #ej2 ,:]eas       
,african-,am]ican m5 suff] f a pro/ate  
canc] incid5ce rate t is significantly  
high] ?an t ( ,:ite m5 & h m ?an d\ble !
 pro/ate canc] mortality rate ?an t (   
,:ite m52 ,:]eas "s vet]ans are at an   
increas$ risk ( pro/ate canc] due to    
*emical or radiation exposure dur+      
milit>y s]vice2 ,:]eas a /udy conduct$  
at ! ,portl& ,,va ,m$ical ,c5t] &       
,oregon ,heal? & ,sci5ce ,univ]sity f\nd
 t vet]ans expos$ to ,ag5t ,orange 7 at 
an increas$ risk = bo? develop+ pro/ate 
canc] & develop+ m aggressive =ms ( !   
disease2 ,:]eas hav+ a fa!r or bro!r )  
pro/ate canc] m ?an d\bles ! risk ( a   
man develop+ pro/ate canc]1 ) a high]   
risk = m5 :o h a bro!r ) ! disease & !  
highe/ risk = m5 ) sev]al affect$       

relatives2 ,:]eas scre5+ by a digital   
rectal exam9ation & a pro/ate-specific  
antig5 blood te/ c detect ! disease at !
 e>li]1 m treatable /ages1 :i* c\ld     
increase ! *ances ( survival = m ?an #e 
ye>s to ne>ly #ajj p]c5t2 ,:]eas pro/ate
 canc] is almo/ always diagnos$ ) a     
ne$le biopsy :]e ! pro/ate is mapp$ &   
tissue cores remov$ f at lea/ a doz5    
sites2 ,:]eas ev5 ) /ate-(-!-art        
laboratory te*niques & specim5 track+1 !
 pe]-review$ lit]ature reports t z _m z 
#b4e p]c5t ( pro/ate biopsy pati5ts are 
affect$ by biopsy tissue swit*+ or      
contam9ation lead+ to misdiagnosis2     
,:]eas misdiagnosis c result 9          
inappropriate ov]- or "u-treatm5t ( m52 
,:]eas only #cj p]c5t ( m5 survive m ?an
 #e ye>s if diagnos$ ) pro/ate canc]    
aft] ! canc] has meta/asiz$2 ,:]eas !re 
are no noticeable symptoms ( pro/ate    
canc] 9 ! e>ly /ages1 mak+ appropriate  
scre5+ critical2 ,:]eas ongo+ rese>*    
promises fur!r improvem5ts 9 pro/ate    
canc] prev5tion1 e>ly detection1 &      

treatm5t2 & ,:]eas educat+ p 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 includ+ heal? c>e provid]s1 ab\t
 pro/ate canc] & e>ly detection         
/rategies is crucial to sav+ ! lives (  
m5 & pres]v+ & protect+ families3 ,n[1  
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 expresses support
 = ! designation ( ,national ,pro/ate   
,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?2  7#b7 decl>es t  
/eps %\ld be tak5-- 7,a7 to raise       
aw>5ess ab\t ! importance ( scre5+      
me?ods =1 & treatm5t (1 pro/ate canc]2  
7,b7 to enc\rage rese>*-- 7i7 to improve
 scre5+ & treatm5t = pro/ate canc]2     
7ii7 to discov] ! causes ( pro/ate      
canc]2 &  7iii7 to develop a cure =     
pro/ate canc]2  7,c7 support ,m$ic>e    
paym5t policies t w improve diagno/ic   
accuracy & elim9ate pro/ate canc]       
misdiagnosis due to biopsy contam9ation 
or specim5 swit*+2 &  7,d7 to cont9ue to
 consid] ways = improv+ access to1 &    
elim9at+ racial disp>ities 91 ! quality 
( heal? c>e s]vices = detect+ & treat+  
pro/ate canc]2 &  7#c7 calls on ! p ( ! 

,unit$ ,/ates1 int]e/ gr\ps1 & affect$  
p]sons-- 7,a7 to promote aw>5ess (      
pro/ate canc]2  7,b7 to take an active  
role 9 ! fight to end ! deva/at+ effects
 ( pro/ate canc] on individuals1        
families1 & ! economy2 &  7,c7 to obs]ve
 ,national ,pro/ate ,canc] ,aw>5ess     
,mon? ) appropriate c]emonies &         
activities4