,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #aejf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #a1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,l\isiana 7= himself1 
,mr4 ,mc,cormick1 ,mr4 ,dunn ( ,florida1
 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 & ,mr4 ,lieu7 submitt$ ! 
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce         
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
designation ( ,septemb] #bjbf z         
,national ,pro/ate ,canc] ,aw>5ess      
,mon?4  ,:]eas m ?an #c1ajj1jjj m5 h1 at
 "s po9t1 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 _!          
lifetimes1 & #a 9 #dd m5 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates w die f pro/ate canc]2 ,:]eas !  
,m5's ,heal? ,network advises t 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 t 9 #bjbf1 #ccc1hcj m5
 w be diagnos$ )1 & m ?an #cf1cbj 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 !     
*ances ( 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 m51 & 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 ,:]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 im- prove 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