,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gdb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#a1 #bjbj,mr4 ,manchin 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,hawley1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mrs4 ,capito1
 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina1 and   
,mr4 ,graham7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
,september #bjbj as ,national ,childhood
 ,cancer ,awareness ,month4  ,whereas   
each year more than #ae1gjj children in 
the ,united ,states1 and more than      
#cjj1jjj children under the age of #ai  
globally1 are diagnosed with cancer2    
,whereas every year more than #a1gjj    
children in the ,united ,states1 and    
#cbh1jjj children under the age of #ai  
globally1 lose their lives to cancer2   
,whereas childhood cancer is the leading
 cause of death from disease and the    
second overall leading cause of death   
for children in the ,united ,states2    
,whereas the #e-year survival rate for  
children with cancer has increased from 

#eh percent in the mid-#aigjs to #hd    
percent in #bjbj1 representing          
significant improvement from previous   
decades2 ,whereas #b_/c of children who 
survive cancer will develop at least #a 
chronic health condition1 and #a_/d of  
all survivors will face a late-effect   
from treatment that could be considered 
severe or life-threatening2 ,whereas    
cancer patients face a higher risk of   
contracting the ,coronavirus ,disease   
#bjai 7,,covid-#ai7 due to a weakened   
immune system2 and ,whereas cancer      
occurs regularly and randomly and spares
 no racial or ethnic group1             
socioeconomic class1 or geographic      
region3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the
 ,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,september   
#bjbj as ,national ,childhood ,cancer   
,awareness ,month2  7#b7 requests that  
the ,federal ,government1 ,states1      
localities1 and nonprofit organizations 
observe the month with appropriate      
programs and activities1 with the goal  
of increasing public knowledge of the   

risks of cancer2  7#c7 encourages       
survivors of childhood cancer to        
continue to receive ongoing monitoring  
and physical and psychosocial care      
throughout their adult lives2  7#d7     
recognizes the human toll of cancer and 
pledges to make the prevention and cure 
of cancer a public health priority2 and 
7#e7 reminds the people of the ,united  
,states that these children are the     
definition of bravery1 and commends and 
honors their courage4