,,iii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #bj1 #bjba,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself1 
,ms4 ,duckworth1 and ,mr4 ,padilla7     
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,,resolution            
,designating ,september #bjba as        
,national ,ovarian ,cancer ,awareness   
,month4  ,whereas ovarian cancer is the 
fifth leading cause of cancer deaths of 
women in the ,united ,states and causes 
more deaths than any other gynecologic  
cancer2 ,whereas1 in the ,united        
,states1 a woman's lifetime risk of     
being diagnosed with ovarian cancer is  
approximately #a in #gh2 ,whereas1 in   
#bjbj1 the ,american ,cancer ,society   
estimates #ba1gej cases of ovarian      
cancer were newly diagnosed and #ac1idj 
individuals died from the disease in the
 ,united ,states2 ,whereas the #e-year  
survival rate for ovarian cancer is     
approximately #df4e percent1 and        

survival rates vary greatly depending on
 the stage of diagnosis2 ,whereas the   
#e-year survival rate for ovarian cancer
 is more than #ij percent for           
individuals diagnosed in early stages2  
,whereas1 while a mammogram can detect  
breast cancer and a ,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 to make it easier   
for women to learn and remember those   
symptoms2 ,whereas ,black women with    
ovarian cancer are more likely to have  
late-stage diagnoses1 receive lower     
quality clinical services1 and have     
lower #e-year survival rates than       
non-,black women2 ,whereas women of     
color1 women with low incomes1 and women
 living in rural areas have more        
barriers to accessing standard quality  
of care and are more likely to receive  

care at a facility that has poorer      
adherence to treatment guidelines issued
 by the ,national ,comprehensive ,cancer
 ,network2 ,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         
diagnosis and improved outcomes2        
,whereas the lack of an early detection 
test for ovarian cancer1 combined with  
its vague symptoms1 means that          
approximately #hj percent of cases of   
ovarian cancer are detected at an       
advanced stage2 ,whereas issues         
collecting and reporting data related to
 ovarian cancer risk1 treatment1 and    
outcomes are particularly               
pronounced--especially for underserved  

communities and marginalized            
populations--and impede the development 
of effective policy2 ,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 the       

disease2 ,whereas guidelines issued by  
the ,national ,comprehensive ,cancer    
,network and ,society of ,gynecologic   
,oncology recommend that all individuals
 diagnosed with ovarian cancer receive  
genetic counseling and genetic testing1 
regardless of their family history2     
,whereas studies consistently show that 
compliance with those guidelines is     
alarmingly low1 with recently published 
research funded by the ,national ,cancer
 ,institute finding that in #bjac and   
#bjad1 only #a_/c of ovarian cancer     
survivors have undergone such testing2  
,whereas1 according to a #bjaf consensus
 report by the ,national ,academy of    
,medicine1 #8#8there remain surprising  
gaps in the fundamental knowledge about 
and understanding of ovarian cancer''   
across all aspects of the disease2      
,whereas ongoing investments in         
research1 education1 and awareness      
efforts relating to ovarian cancer are  
critical to closing those gaps and      
improving survivorship for women with   

ovarian cancer2 ,whereas1 each year     
during the month of ,september1 ,ovarian
 ,cancer ,research ,alliance and its    
community partners hold a number of     
events to increase public awareness of  
ovarian cancer and its symptoms2 and    
,whereas ,september #bjba 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 #bjba as     
,national ,ovarian ,cancer ,awareness   
,month2 and  7#b7 supports the goals and
 ideals of ,national ,ovarian ,cancer   
,awareness ,month4