,,iv  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aeba  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,september #bg1 
#bjbd,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania 7for  
himself1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4        
,kilmer1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 and  
,mrs4 ,dingell7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of ,september #cj1      
#bjbd1 as ,rare ,cancer ,day to         
highlight the challenges patients with  
rare cancers face and to raise awareness
 and support efforts to improve early   
diagnosis and treatment4  ,whereas1     
approximately #a in #e people living    
with cancer in the ,united ,states is   
diagnosed with a rare cancer2 ,whereas  
all pediatric cancers are rare2 ,whereas
 a quarter of all cancer deaths each    
year are due to rare cancers2 ,whereas  
the #e-year survival rate is lower for  
patients with a rare cancer than for    
those diagnosed with a more common      

cancer2 ,whereas the early detection and
 treatment of rare cancers is           
challenging for patients1 providers1 and
 scientists2 ,whereas early detection of
 rare cancers currently is challenging  
for patients because they are not aware 
of rare cancer symptoms2 ,whereas the   
length of time that it takes for        
providers to diagnose a rare cancer is  
longer than for more common cancers     
because symptoms may be unusual and less
 recognizable2 ,whereas efforts to      
increase awareness of rare cancer       
symptoms among patients and clinicians  
would lead to earlier detection and     
improvements in survival rates2 ,whereas
 scientific understanding of and the    
development of effective treatments for 
many rare cancers are less established  
than with more common cancers2 and      
,whereas treatment options for many rare
 cancers currently are more limited than
 with more common cancers3 ,now1        
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports        

designating a ,rare ,cancer ,day2  7#b7 
recognizes the challenges of detecting  
rare cancer2  7#c7 understands that rare
 cancer is prevalent among cancer       
patients2  7#d7 acknowledges the        
devastating impact that rare cancer has 
on individuals2  7#e7 recognizes the low
 survival rate of individuals with rare 
cancer compared to more common cancers2 
7#f7 supports increasing awareness of   
rare cancer symptoms to increase early  
detection and improve survival rates2   
7#g7 encourages partnerships with the   
medical and scientific fields to improve
 the early diagnosis of rare cancers and
 to develop effective treatments to     
eradicate them2 and  7#h7 supports the  
dedication of funding to explore cures  
and treatments for rare cancers4