,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #hig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #cj1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania 7=      
himself & ,mr4 ,au*9closs7 submitt$ !   
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce         
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
goals ( ,novemb] ,national ,lung ,canc] 
,aw>5ess ,mon? & = ! e>ly detection &   
treatm5t ( lung canc]4  ,:]eas lung     
canc] is ! lead+ cause ( canc]-relat$   
dea? among individuals 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 acc\nt+ = m dea?s ?an brea/     
canc]1 pro/ate canc]1 & melanoma canc]  
comb9$2 ,:]eas x is e/imat$ t1 9 #bjbc1 
#bch1cdj individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates w
 be diagnos$ ) lung canc]1 & an e/imat$ 
#abg1jgj individuals 7approximately #cej
 individuals p] day7 w die f ! disease2 
,:]eas #a 9 #af m5 & #a 9 #ag wom5 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates w develop lung canc] dur+ 
_! lifetimes2 ,:]eas ! rate ( lung canc]
 diagnosis 9 wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has 
increas$ by #hd p]c5t ov] ! pa/ #db ye>s

 & ea* ye> m wom5 die f lung canc] ?an  
brea/ canc] & ov>ian canc] comb9$2      
,:]eas disp>ities 9 lung canc] scre5+1  
diagnosis1 treatm5t1 & mortality are    
well-docum5t$1 & ,black m5 h ! highe/   
incid5ce ( lung canc] & ! highe/        
mortality rate f lung canc] ( any racial
 or e?nic gr\p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas
 9 #bjbc1 lung canc] 9 individuals :o h 
nev] smok$ is e/imat$ to acc\nt =       
#bj1ejj dea?s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas 
wom5 :o h nev] smok$ are m likely to be 
diagnos$ ) lung canc] ?an m5 :o h nev]  
smok$2 ,:]eas 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !      
proportion ( lung canc]s diagnos$ 9     
individuals :o h nev] smok$ is increas+1
 especially among y\ng] wom52 ,:]eas !  
#e-ye> survival rate = localiz$ lung    
canc] is #fb4h p]c5t1 yet only #bc4c    
p]c5t ( lung canc]s are diagnos$ at ?is 
/age1 :ile a majority ( lung canc] cases
 are diagnos$ at ! di/ant /age1 = :i* ! 
#e-ye> survival rate is #h4b p]c5t2     
,:]eas scre5+ individuals at high risk (
 lung canc] us+ l[-dose comput$         

tomography c detect lung canc] e>li] ?an
 o!r =ms ( scre5+ & ultimately save     
lives2 ,:]eas vet]ans are #be p]c5t m   
likely to develop lung canc] ?an ! g5]al
 public &1 :ile ov] #a1jjj1jjj vet]ans  
are eligible = lung canc] scre5+1 less  
?an #c p]c5t und]go lung canc] scre5+ by
 l[-dose comput$ tomography2 ,:]eas lung
 canc] scre5+ c effectively r$uce lung  
canc] mortality1 yet upw>ds ( only #g4b 
p]c5t ( individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates at
 risk = lung canc] und]go lung canc]    
scre5+ ) l[-dose comput$ tomography2    
,:]eas curr5t lung canc] scre5+         
guidel9es help id5tify canc] e>ly =     
individuals at high risk ( lung canc]1  
lead+ to a high] likelihood ( successful
 treatm5t1 b c preclude scre5+ =        
individuals :o develop lung canc]1      
includ+ individuals :o h nev] smok$ b h 
o!r risk factors1 su* z family hi/ory ( 
lung canc]1 exposure to secondh& smoke1 
or exposure to radon1 :i* is !          
second-lead+ cause ( lung canc]2 &      
,:]eas educational ef=ts c increase     

aw>5ess ( lung canc] & lung canc] scre5+
 among ! g5]al public1 pati5ts & _!     
families1 & heal? c>e work]s1 !reby     
increas+ ! e>ly detection ( lung canc]3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports !       
purposes & ideals ( ,national ,lung     
,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?2  7#b7 promotes   
ef=ts to increase aw>5ess (1 & education
 ab\t1 lung canc] among individuals 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7 *ampions ef=ts to  
increase lung canc] scre5+ by rais+     
aw>5ess among1 & improv+ access =1      
individuals :o are eligible = lung canc]
 scre5+2  7#d7 recognizes ! ne$ = rese>*
 on ! e>ly scre5+1 diagnosis1 & treatm5t
 ( lung canc]2 &  7#e7 enc\rages ! p ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates to obs]ve ,national ,lung
 ,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon? ) appropriate    
aw>5ess & educational activities4