,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gbg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #cj 7legislative day1 ,september #bi71 
#bjbj,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,murkowski1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4      
,brown1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,peters1 
,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 and  
,mrs4 ,capito7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,designating ,september   
#bjbj as ,national ,ovarian ,cancer     
,awareness ,month4  ,whereas ovarian    
cancer is the fifth leading cause of    
cancer deaths in women in the ,united   
,states and accounts for more deaths    
than any other cancer of the female     
reproductive system2 ,whereas1 in the   
,united ,states1 a woman's lifetime risk
 of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer 
is about #a in #gh2 ,whereas the        
,american ,cancer ,society estimates    
#ba1gej new cases of ovarian cancer will
 be diagnosed in #bjbj and #ac1idj      

people will die from the disease        
nationwide2 ,whereas the #e-year        
survival rate for ovarian cancer is     
#df4e percent1 and survival rates vary  
greatly depending on the stage of       
diagnosis2 ,whereas the #e-year survival
 rate for ovarian cancer is over #ij    
percent for women diagnosed in early    
stages2 ,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 ,whereas1 in ,june      
#bjjg1 the first national consensus     
statement on ovarian cancer symptoms was
 developed to provide consistency in    
describing symptoms and make it easier  
for women to learn and remember those   
symptoms2 ,whereas too many people      
remain 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 vague       
symptoms that are often easily confused 

with other diseases2 ,whereas improved  
awareness of the symptoms of ovarian    
cancer by the public and health care    
providers can lead to a quicker         
diagnosis2 ,whereas the lack of an early
 detection test for ovarian cancer1     
combined with its vague symptoms1 mean  
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 #cj 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 a woman's risk 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 women who know that they are at
 high risk of ovarian cancer may        
undertake prophylactic measures to help 
reduce the risk of developing this      
disease2 ,whereas guidelines issued by  
the ,national ,comprehensive ,cancer    
,network 7,,nccn7 and the ,society of   
,gynecologic ,oncology 7,,sgo7 recommend
 that all individuals diagnosed with    
ovarian cancer receive genetic          
counseling and genetic testing          
regardless of their family history2     
,whereas studies consistently show that 
compliance with such guidelines is      
alarmingly low1 with recently published 
,national ,cancer ,institute-funded     
research finding that in #bjac and      
#bjad1 only #a_/c of ovarian cancer     
survivors had undergone such testing2   
,whereas1 according to a #bjaf consensus
 report by the ,national ,academy of    
,medicine1 there remain surprising gaps 

in the fundamental knowledge about and  
understanding of ovarian cancer across  
all aspects of the disease2 ,whereas    
ongoing investments in ovarian cancer   
research and education and awareness    
efforts are critical to closing these   
gaps and improving survivorship for     
women with ovarian cancer2 ,whereas1    
each year during the month of           
,september1 the ,ovarian ,cancer        
,research ,alliance 7,,ocra7 and its    
community partners hold a number of     
events to increase public awareness of  
ovarian cancer and its symptoms2 and    
,whereas ,september #bjbj should be     
designated as ,national ,ovarian ,cancer
 ,awareness ,month to increase public   
awareness of ovarian cancer3 ,now1      
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 designates ,september #bjbj as     
,national ,ovarian ,cancer ,awareness   
,month2 and  7#b7 supports the goals and
 ideals of ,national ,ovarian ,cancer   
,awareness ,month4