,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#ab1 #bjai,mr4 ,enzi 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,menendez7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,supporting the
 designation of ,march #bjai 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 #bjai1 it 
is estimated that #ade1fjj individuals  
in the ,united ,states will be diagnosed
 with colorectal cancer and             
approximately #ea1jbj individuals will  
die from the disease2 ,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  
the disease is most treatable2 ,whereas 

the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services 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 approximately #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 educational        
campaigns on colorectal cancer          
prevention1 screening1 and symptoms are 
held during the month of ,march each    
year2 and ,whereas educational efforts  
can help provide information to the     
public on methods of prevention and     
screening and symptoms for early        

detection of colorectal cancer3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 supports--  7,a7 the designation of
 ,march #bjai 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