,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #gjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ai1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,payne 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,ms4         
,crockett1 ,mr4 ,jackson ( ,ill9ois1    
,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,l\isiana1    
,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,davis (
 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new      
,york1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,ms4 ,williams (    
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,hunt1   
,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,dunn (  
,florida1 ,mr4 ,lieu1 ,mr4 ,gro?man1    
,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mr4       
,we/]man1 ,ms4 ,c>aveo1 & ,mr4 ,bi%op ( 
,georgia7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,express+      
support = ! designation ( ,septemb]     
#bjbc z ,national ,pro/ate ,canc]       
,aw>5ess ,mon?4  ,:]eas m ?an #c1ajj1jjj
 m5 h at "s po9t be5 diagnos$ ) pro/ate 
canc] & are /ill alive 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 ,:]eas #a 9 #h m5 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates w be diagnos$ ) pro/ate canc] 9  

_! lifetimes & #a 9 #da m5 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates w die f pro/ate canc]2 ,:]eas    
pro/ate canc] is ! mo/ commonly diagnos$
 nonsk9 canc] & ! second-lead+ cause (  
canc]-relat$ dea?s among m5 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,am]ican ,canc]        
,society e/imates t1 9 #bjbc1 #bhh1cjj  
m5 w be diagnos$ )1 & m ?an #cd1gjj m5 w
 die (1 pro/ate canc]2 ,:]eas #dj p]c5t 
( newly diagnos$ pro/ate canc] cases    
occur 9 m5 "u ! age ( #fe2 ,:]eas ! odds
 ( develop+ pro/ate canc] rise rapidly  
aft] age #ej2 ,:]eas ,african-,am]ican  
m5 suff] f a pro/ate canc] incid5ce rate
 t is significantly high] ?an t ( ,:ite 
m5 & h m ?an d\ble ! pro/ate canc]      
mortality rate ?an t ( ,:ite m52 ,:]eas 
hav+ a fa!r or bro!r ) pro/ate canc] m  
?an d\bles ! risk ( a man develop+      
pro/ate canc]1 ) a high] risk = m5 :o h 
a bro!r ) ! disease & ! highe/ risk = m5
 ) sev]al affect$ relatives2 ,:]eas     
scre5+ by a digital rectal exam9ation & 
a pro/ate-specific antig5 blood te/ c   
detect ! disease at ! e>li]1 m treatable

 /ages1 :i* c\ld increase ! *ances (    
survival = m ?an #e ye>s to ne>ly #ajj  
p]c5t2 ,:]eas only #cb p]c5t ( m5       
survive m ?an #e ye>s if diagnos$ )     
pro/ate canc] aft] ! canc] has          
meta/asiz$2 ,:]eas !re are typically no 
noticeable symptoms ( pro/ate canc] 9 ! 
e>ly /ages1 mak+ appropriate scre5+     
critical2 ,:]eas1 9 fiscal ye> #bjbc1   
,congress appropriat$ #dg1ejj1jjj1jjj to
 ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?1       
includ+ #g1ajd1aei1jjj = ! ,national    
,canc] ,in/itute2 ,:]eas1 9 fiscal ye>  
#bjbc1 ,congress appropriat$            
#aaj1jjj1jjj = ! pe]-review$ ,pro/ate   
,canc] ,rese>* ,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,def5se2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs has e/abli%$ #ba ,precision    
,oncology ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce 9 ord] to 
deliv] precision oncology s]vices to    
vet]ans suff]+ f pro/ate canc]2 ,:]eas  
ongo+ rese>* promises fur!r improvem5ts 
9 pro/ate canc] prev5tion1 e>ly         
detection1 & treatm5t2 & ,:]eas educat+ 
p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ heal? c>e  

provid]s1 ab\t pro/ate canc] & e>ly     
detection /rategies is crucial to sav+ !
 lives ( m5 & pres]v+ & protect+        
families3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 expresses       
support = ! designation ( ,national     
,pro/ate ,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?2  7#b7   
decl>es t /eps %\ld be tak5-- 7,a7 to   
raise aw>5ess ab\t ! importance ( scre5+
 me?ods =1 & treatm5t (1 pro/ate canc]2 
7,b7 to enc\rage rese>*-- 7i7 to improve
 scre5+ & treatm5t = pro/ate canc]2     
7ii7 to discov] ! causes ( pro/ate      
canc]2 &  7iii7 to develop a cure =     
pro/ate canc]2 &  7,c7 to cont9ue to    
consid] ways to improve access to1 & !  
quality (1 heal? c>e s]vices = detect+ &
 treat+ pro/ate canc]2 &  7#c7 calls on 
! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 int]e/ gr\ps1 &  
affect$ p]sons--  7,a7 to promote       
aw>5ess ( pro/ate canc]2  7,b7 to take  
an active role 9 ! fight to end !       
deva/at+ effects ( pro/ate canc] on     
individuals1 families1 & ! economy2 &   
7,c7 to obs]ve ,national ,pro/ate ,canc]

 ,aw>5ess ,mon? ) appropriate c]emonies 
& activities4