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,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ca1 #bjbe,mr4   
,h]nndez submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,rais+ aw>5ess 
( ! racial disp>ities 9 ! impact (      
colorectal canc] on ! ,hispanic         
community4  ,:]eas colorectal canc] is !
 second-lead+ cause ( canc] dea? 9      
,hispanic m5 & ! ?ird-lead+ cause (     
canc] dea? 9 ,hispanic wom52 ,:]eas     
,hispanics are ! lea/ likely to get     
scre5$ = colorectal canc]1 ) less ?an   
half 7#di p]c5t7 ( eligible ,hispanic   
adults1 comp>$ ) #eh p]c5t ( _!         
non-,hispanic ,:ite c\nt]p>ts1 receiv+  
su* scre5+2 ,:]eas scre5+ = colorectal  
canc] c detect canc] e>ly :5 treatm5t is
 mo/ effective1 & 9 "s cases1 c ev5     
prev5t canc] ?r\gh ! removal (          
precanc]\s polyps2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,prev5tive ,s]vices ,task ,=ce   
recomm5ds regul> colorectal canc] scre5+
 beg9n+ at age #de = individuals at     

av]age risk2 ,:]eas1 by #bjcj1 x is     
expect$ t colorectal canc] w be ! lead+ 
cause ( dea? among p ages #bj to #di2   
,:]eas aw>5ess1 education1 & access to  
scre5+ & timely treatm5t are ess5tial to
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colorectal canc]1 especially 9 und]s]v$ 
communities disproportionately impact$  
by ! disease2 & ,:]eas ,m>* is recogniz$
 nationally z ,colorectal ,canc]        
,aw>5ess ,mon?1 provid+ an important    
opportunity to educate ! public ab\t    
risk factors1 symptoms1 & prev5tion     
measures3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 recognizes !    
deadly impact colorectal canc] has to ! 
,am]ican p2  7#b7 expresses support = ! 
recognition ( ,national ,colorectal     
,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?2  7#c7 ackn[l$ges 
! racial disp>ity t ! ,hispanic         
community faces :5 deal+ ) colorectal   
canc]2  7#d7 enc\rages ! ,c5t]s =       
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion to       
cont9ue & exp& its "w to id5tify ^?     
factors t result 9 ! colorectal racial  

scre5+ disp>ity & develop effective     
/rategies to r$uce & ultimately elim9ate
 racial disp>ities 9 colorectal scre5+2 
7#e7 enc\rages individuals to le>n ab\t 
_! risk = colorectal canc] & speak ) _! 
heal? c>e provid]s ab\t appropriate     
scre5+2  7#f7 enc\rages ! ,c5t]s =      
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion to       
conduct rese>* to det]m9e any           
environm5tal factors1 & ! ,national     
,in/itutes ( ,heal? to conduct rese>*   
into any factors t cause an elevat$ risk
 = colorectal canc] 9 "y adults2 &  7#g7
 honors ! c\rage ( pati5ts1 survivors1  
c>egiv]s1 & advocates affect$ by        
colorectal canc]4