,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #geg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#bc 7legislative day1 ,october #ai71    
#bjbj,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,jones1 and ,mr4 ,brown7  
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,,resolution  ,expressing    
support for the designation of the month
 of ,november #bjbj as ,pancreatic      
,cancer ,awareness ,month4  ,whereas    
pancreatic cancer will kill an estimated
 #dg1jej people in the ,united ,states  
in #bjbj2 ,whereas pancreatic cancer is 
the third leading cause of              
cancer-related death in the ,united     
,states2 ,whereas1 in #bjbj1 pancreatic 
cancer has killed two ,united ,states   
icons--,representative ,john ,lewis and 
,associate ,justice of the ,supreme     
,court ,ruth ,bader ,ginsburg2 ,whereas 
an additional #eg1fjj individuals in the
 ,united ,states will be diagnosed with 

pancreatic cancer in #bjbj2 ,whereas1 of
 those diagnosed with pancreatic cancer1
 #ff percent will die within the first  
year of their diagnosis2 ,whereas       
persistent healthcare inequities and    
disparities for communities of color    
compound the devastation of pancreatic  
cancer2 ,whereas the incidence rate for 
pancreatic cancer among ,black          
,americans is #bj percent higher than   
that of any other racial demographic2   
,whereas the pancreatic cancer death    
rate is #ag percent higher for ,black   
men than for ,white men2 ,whereas the   
lack of pancreatic cancer early         
detection research accelerates the      
racial unfairness in the ,united ,states
 healthcare system1 with devastating    
consequences for minorities2 ,whereas   
pancreatic cancer has no early detection
 test to diagnose this cancer quickly   
and accurately determine the presence of
 this cancer2 ,whereas1 if diagnosed    
early1 the #e-year survival rate for    
pancreatic cancer patients is above #hj 

percent2 ,whereas1 if pancreatic cancer 
is detected late1 the #e-year survival  
rate drops to less than #aj percent2    
,whereas without adequate funding and   
early detection research1 pancreatic    
cancer is not discovered until the late 
stages of this horrific cancer when     
treatment options are limited2 ,whereas1
 in fiscal year #bjbj1 pancreatic cancer
 received its own dedicated research    
program at the ,department of ,defense  
under the ,congressionally ,directed    
,medical ,research ,programs2 ,whereas1 
in the ,department of ,defense          
,appropriations ,act1 #bjbj 7division ,a
 of ,public ,law #aaf-ic71 ,congress    
appropriated funds to the               
,congressionally ,directed ,medical     
,research ,programs1 with #f1jjj1jjj    
going to the ,pancreatic ,cancer        
,research ,program2 and ,whereas the    
#aafth ,congress has a unique           
opportunity to make a historic          
investment in pancreatic cancer research
 at the ,department of ,defense3 ,now1  

therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 supports the designation of        
,pancreatic ,cancer ,awareness ,month   
for the month of ,november1 #bjbj2  7#b7
 recognizes the critical importance of  
increasing funding for pancreatic cancer
 research at the ,department of ,defense
 and the ,national ,institutes of       
,health to find effective treatments for
 this cancer and reduce the             
disproportionate impact on communities  
of color2 and  7#c7 supports the efforts
 of the many advocacy organizations to  
educate communities in the ,united      
,states about pancreatic cancer and the 
need for more research funding1         
early-detection initiatives1 diagnostic 
tests1 and effective treatments4