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submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1       
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions          
,,resolution  ,support+ ! designation ( 
,m>* #bjbj z ,national ,colorectal      
,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?4  ,:]eas          
colorectal canc] is ! second lead+ cause
 ( canc] dea? among m5 & wom5 comb9$ 9 !
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die f ! disease2 ,:]eas colorectal canc]
 is "o ( ! mo/ prev5table =ms ( canc]   
because scre5+ te/s c all[ = ! discov]y 
& removal ( polyps be=e ! polyps become 
canc]\s2 ,:]eas scre5+ te/s c detect    
colorectal canc] e>ly1 :i* is :5 !      
disease is mo/ treatable2 ,:]eas !      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
e/imates t if e individual #ej ye>s (   

age or old] _h regul> scre5+ te/s1 z _m 
z #fj p]c5t ( dea?s f colorectal canc]  
c\ld be prev5t$2 ,:]eas ! #e-ye>        
survival rate = pati5ts ) localiz$      
colorectal canc] is #ij p]c5t1 b only   
#ci p]c5t ( all diagnoses occur at ?is  
/age2 ,:]eas scre5+ te/s c r$uce !      
incid5ce ( colorectal canc] & mortality1
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#ej & #ge ye>s ( age are n curr5t )     
recomm5d$ colorectal canc] scre5+2      
,:]eas educational ef=ts c help in=m !  
public on me?ods to prev5t & scre5 =1 z 
well z detect e>ly symptoms (1          
colorectal canc]2 & ,:]eas public       
aw>5ess & educational campaigns on      
colorectal canc] prev5tion1 scre5+1 &   
symptoms are held dur+ ! mon? ( ,m>* ea*
 ye>3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate--    
7#a7 supports-- 7,a7 ! designation (    
,m>* #bjbj z ,national ,colorectal      
,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?2 &  7,b7 ! goals &
 ideals ( ,national ,colorectal ,canc]  
,aw>5ess ,mon?2 &  7#b7 enc\rages ! p ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to obs]ve ,national     

,colorectal ,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon? )     
appropriate aw>5ess & educational       
activities4