,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ae1 #bjbj,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,markey1 
,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4          
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4    
,coons1 ,mr4 ,booker1 and ,mr4 ,hawley7 
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,,resolution            
,designating ,september #bjbj as        
,national ,prostate ,cancer ,awareness  
,month4  ,whereas more than #c1ajj1jjj  
men in the ,united ,states are living   
with prostate cancer2 ,whereas #a in #i 
men in the ,united ,states will be      
diagnosed with prostate cancer in their 
lifetimes and #a in #da men in the      
,united ,states will die from prostate  
cancer2 ,whereas prostate cancer is the 
most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer 
and the second-leading cause of         
cancer-related deaths among men in the  
,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,american 

,cancer ,society estimates that1 in     
#bjbj1 #aia1icj men will be diagnosed   
with1 and more than #cc1ccj men will die
 of1 prostate cancer2 ,whereas #dj4i    
percent of newly diagnosed prostate     
cancer cases occur in men under the age 
of #fe2 ,whereas the odds of developing 
prostate cancer rise rapidly after age  
#ej2 ,whereas ,african-,american men    
suffer from a prostate cancer incidence 
rate that is significantly higher than  
that of ,white men and have more than   
double the prostate cancer mortality    
rate than that of ,white men2 ,whereas  
having a father or brother with prostate
 cancer more than doubles the risk of a 
man developing prostate cancer1 with a  
higher risk for men who have a brother  
with the disease and the highest risk   
for men with several affected relatives2
 ,whereas screening by a digital rectal 
examination and a prostate-specific     
antigen blood test can detect the       
disease at the earlier1 more treatable  
stages1 which could increase the chances

 of survival for more than #e years to  
nearly #ajj percent2 ,whereas only #ca  
percent of men survive more than #e     
years if diagnosed with prostate cancer 
after the cancer has metastasized2      
,whereas there are typically no         
noticeable symptoms of prostate cancer  
in the early stages1 making appropriate 
screening critical2 ,whereas1 in fiscal 
year #bjbj1 the ,director of the        
,national ,institutes of ,health will   
support approximately #bhg1jjj1jjj in   
research projects focused specifically  
on prostate cancer2 ,whereas1 in fiscal 
year #bjbj1 ,congress appropriated      
#aaj1jjj1jjj for the ,prostate ,cancer  
,research ,program of the ,department of
 ,defense2 ,whereas ongoing research    
promises further improvements in        
prostate cancer prevention1 early       
detection1 and treatment2 and ,whereas  
educating people in the ,united ,states1
 including health care providers1 about 
prostate cancer and early detection     
strategies is crucial to saving the     

lives of men and preserving and         
protecting families3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates 
,september #bjbj as ,national ,prostate 
,cancer ,awareness ,month2  7#b7        
declares that steps should be taken--   
7,a7 to raise awareness about the       
importance of screening methods for1 and
 treatment of1 prostate cancer2  7,b7 to
 encourage research-- 7i7 to improve    
screening and treatment for prostate    
cancer2  7ii7 to discover the causes of 
prostate cancer2 and  7iii7 to develop a
 cure for prostate cancer2 and  7,c7 to 
continue to consider ways to improve    
access to1 and the quality of1 health   
care services for detecting and treating
 prostate cancer2 and  7#c7 calls on the
 people of the ,united ,states1 interest
 groups1 and affected persons-- 7,a7 to 
promote awareness of prostate cancer2   
7,b7 to take an active role in the fight
 to end the devastating effects of      
prostate cancer on individuals1         
families1 and the economy2 and  7,c7 to 

observe ,national ,prostate ,cancer     
,awareness ,month with appropriate      
ceremonies and activities4