,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ghj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#a1 #bjbj,ms4 ,smith 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,rubio1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,van        
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south          
,carolina1 and ,mrs4 ,capito7 submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating ,november #bjbj as         
,national ,lung ,cancer ,awareness      
,month and expressing support for the   
early detection of lung cancer4         
,whereas lung cancer is the leading     
cause of cancer-related death among men 
and women in the ,united ,states1       
accounting for more deaths than colon   
cancer1 breast cancer1 and prostate     
cancer combined2 ,whereas lung cancer is
 the second most common cancer in the   
,united ,states2 ,whereas it is         
estimated that #a in #ae men and #a in  
#ag women in the ,united ,states will   
develop lung cancer during their        
lifetime2 ,whereas it is estimated that 

in #bjbj1 #bbh1hbj individuals in the   
,united ,states will be diagnosed with  
lung cancer1 and #ace1gbj individuals   
will die from the disease2 ,whereas the 
#e-year survival rate for localized lung
 cancer is around #ei percent1 yet only 
about #ag percent of lung cancers are   
diagnosed at this stage2 ,whereas       
screening individuals at high risk of   
lung cancer using low-dose computed     
tomography can detect lung cancer       
earlier than other forms of screening   
and ultimately save lives2 ,whereas lung
 cancer screening can effectively reduce
 lung cancer mortality1 yet only #c4i to
 #h4f percent of individuals in the     
,united ,states at high risk of lung    
cancer undergo lung cancer screening    
with low-dose computed tomography2 and  
,whereas educational efforts can        
increase awareness of lung cancer and   
lung cancer screening among the general 
public1 patients and their families1 and
 health care workers1 thereby increasing
 the early detection of lung cancer3    

,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,november     
#bjbj as ,national ,lung ,cancer        
,awareness ,month2  7#b7 supports the   
goals and ideals of ,national ,lung     
,cancer ,awareness ,month2  7#c7        
promotes efforts to increase awareness  
of1 and education about1 lung cancer and
 lung cancer screening among individuals
 in the ,united ,states2  7#d7          
recognizes the need for research on the 
early diagnosis1 screening1 and         
treatment of lung cancer2 and  7#e7     
encourages the people of the ,united    
,states to observe ,national ,lung      
,cancer ,awareness ,month with          
appropriate awareness and educational   
activities4