,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ai1        
#bjai,mr4 ,m55dez 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,crapo1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51  
,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 ,mr4 ,c>d91  
,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 & ,mr4      
,wyd57 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution    
,designat+ ,septemb] #bjai z ,national  
,pro/ate ,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?4  ,:]eas 
m ?an #b1ijj1jjj m5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
live ) pro/ate canc]2 ,:]eas #a 9 #i m5 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates w be diagnos$ )       
pro/ate canc] 9 _! lifetimes & #a 9 #da 
m5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates w die f pro/ate    
canc]2 ,:]eas pro/ate canc] is ! mo/    
commonly diagnos$ non-sk9 canc] & !     
second-lead+ cause ( canc]-relat$ dea?s 
among m5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas !    
,am]ican ,canc] ,society e/imates t1 9  
#bjai1 #agd1fej m5 w be diagnos$ )1 & m 
?an #ca1fbj m5 w die (1 pro/ate canc]2  
,:]eas #da4i p]c5t ( newly diagnos$     
pro/ate canc] cases occur 9 m5 "u ! age 

( #fe2 ,:]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 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 only   
#cj p]c5t ( m5 survive m ?an #e ye>s if 
diagnos$ ) pro/ate canc] aft] ! canc]   
has meta/asiz$2 ,:]eas !re are no       
noticeable symptoms ( pro/ate canc] 9 ! 
e>ly /ages1 mak+ appropriate scre5+     
critical2 ,:]eas1 9 fiscal ye> #bjai1 ! 
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (    
,heal? support$ approximately           

#bga1jjj1jjj 9 rese>* projects focus$   
specifically on pro/ate canc]2 ,:]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 !        
,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates ,septemb] #bjai
 z ,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 to cont9ue to consid] ways to  
improve access to1 & ! quality (1 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