,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #be1 #bjai ,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself1
 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4   
,brown1 and ,mr4 ,menendez7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary  ,,resolution  ,designating  
,september #bjai as ,national ,ovarian  
,cancer ,awareness ,month4  ,whereas    
ovarian cancer is the deadliest of all  
gynecologic cancers2 ,whereas ovarian   
cancer is the fifth leading cause of    
cancer deaths among women in the ,united
 ,states2 ,whereas1 in #bjai in the     
,united ,states1 approximately #bb1ecj  
new cases of ovarian cancer will be     
diagnosed and #ac1ihj women will die of 
ovarian cancer2 ,whereas more than  of  
the women diagnosed with ovarian cancer 
will die within #e years of that        
diagnosis2 ,whereas1 while the mammogram
 can detect breast cancer and the ,pap  
smear can detect cervical cancer1 there 

is no reliable early detection test for 
ovarian cancer2 ,whereas the lack of an 
early detection test means that         
approximately #hj percent of cases of   
ovarian cancer are detected at an       
advanced stage2 ,whereas all women are  
at risk for ovarian cancer1 but         
approximately #bj percent of women who  
are diagnosed with ovarian cancer have a
 hereditary predisposition to ovarian   
cancer1 which places them at even higher
 risk2 ,whereas scientists and          
physicians have uncovered changes in the
 ,,brca genes that some women inherit   
from their parents1 which may make those
 women as much as #ce times more likely 
to develop ovarian cancer2 ,whereas the 
family history of a woman has been found
 to play an important role in accurately
 assessing the risk of that woman of    
developing ovarian cancer1 and medical  
experts believe that family history     
should be taken into consideration      
during the annual well-woman visit of   
any woman2 ,whereas many experts in     

health prevention now recommend genetic 
testing for young women with a family   
history of breast and ovarian cancer2   
,whereas women who know that they are at
 high risk of breast and ovarian cancer 
may undertake prophylactic measures to  
help reduce the risk of developing those
 diseases2 ,whereas clinical trials are 
fundamental to the discovery of new and 
better therapies in the fight against   
ovarian cancer and can offer some       
patients their best hope for treatment2 
,whereas the ,society of ,gynecologic   
,oncology recommends that all women who 
are diagnosed with ovarian cancer       
receive counseling and genetic testing2 
,whereas testing somatic tumors can     
provide critical information to help    
effectively treat patients with ovarian 
cancer2 ,whereas many people are unaware
 that the symptoms of ovarian cancer    
often include bloating1 pelvic or       
abdominal pain1 difficulty eating or    
feeling full quickly1 urinary symptoms1 
and several other symptoms that are     

easily confused with other diseases2    
,whereas awareness of the symptoms of   
ovarian cancer by women and health care 
providers can lead to a quicker         
diagnosis2 and ,whereas1 each year      
during the month of ,september1 the     
,ovarian ,cancer ,research ,alliance and
 community partners hold hundreds of    
events to increase public awareness of  
ovarian cancer3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates     
,september #bjai as ,national ,ovarian  
,cancer ,awareness ,month2 and  7#b7    
supports the goals and ideals of        
,national ,ovarian ,cancer ,awareness   
,month4