,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bgf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ae1
 #bjai,ms4 ,stabenow submitted the      
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,designating ,july #ae1   
#bjai1 as ,national ,leiomyosarcoma     
,awareness ,day and the month of ,july  
#bjai as ,national ,sarcoma ,awareness  
,month4  ,whereas sarcoma is a rare type
 of cancer that arises in the connective
 tissue of the body and accounts for    
approximately #a percent of all newly   
diagnosed cancers2 ,whereas the         
,national ,institutes of ,health        
designates sarcoma as a rare form of    
cancer1 and sarcoma contains            
approximately #gj different subtypes2   
,whereas sarcomas are largely resistant 
to current chemotherapy agents1         
immunotherapy agents1 and radiation     
therapies1 posing a formidable challenge
 for researchers and specialists2       
,whereas sarcoma subtypes largely have  

not benefitted from immunotherapies     
because of the complexity of the ,,dna1 
genomes1 and mutations associated with  
the many variations in the sarcoma      
subtype landscape2 ,whereas             
leiomyosarcoma 7referred to in this     
preamble as ,,lms7 is a malignant1      
aggressive subtype of sarcoma derived   
from smooth muscle cells typically of   
uterine1 gastrointestinal1 or soft      
tissue origin1 and can metastasize to   
the bone1 spine1 brain1 and liver2      
,whereas the ,national ,institutes of   
,health classifies ,,lms as a rare      
disease1 accounting for approximately   
#ae percent of all sarcomas1 and ,,lms  
itself encompasses at least #d different
 ,,lms subtypes2 ,whereas ,,lms         
primarily affects adults without regard 
to gender1 research and clinical trials 
remain complicated1 and survival and    
longevity remain difficult2 ,whereas    
multidisciplinary care coordination     
teams1 because of their expertise and   
experience1 are critical to the health  

of sarcoma and ,,lms patients2 ,whereas 
sarcoma and ,,lms research will allow   
medical professionals to improve the    
quality of care for affected patients1  
lead to better clinical outcomes1 and   
promote longer survival for patients2   
and ,whereas increased education and    
awareness about sarcoma and ,,lms will  
contribute to the well-being of the     
communities of the ,united ,states3     
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,july #ae1    
#bjai1 as ,national ,leiomyosarcoma     
,awareness ,day2  7#b7 designates the   
month of ,july #bjai as ,national       
,sarcoma ,awareness ,month2  7#c7       
recognizes the challenges faced by      
sarcoma and leiomyosarcoma patients2 and
  7#d7 commends the dedication of       
organizations1 volunteers1 researchers1 
and caregivers across the country       
working to improve the quality of life  
of sarcoma and leiomyosarcoma patients  
and their families4