,,iv #aai? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #idb ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,decemb] #aj1 #bjbe,mr4 ,lawl] 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,d+ell7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ,,resolution ,express+ support = ! recognition ( ,septemb] #bjbe z ,national ,*ildhood ,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?4 ,:]eas ea* ye> m ?an #ad1ejj *ildr5 "u ! age ( #ai 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are diagnos$ ) canc]2 ,:]eas e ye> approximately #a1fjj *ildr5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates lose _! lives to canc]2 ,:]eas *ildhood canc] is "o ( ! lead+ causes ( dea? f disease aft] infancy & "o ( ! lead+ causes ( dea? ov]all = *ildr5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! #e-ye> survival rate = *ildr5 ) canc] 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has increas$ f #eh p]c5t 9 ! mid-#aigjs to #he p]c5t 9 #bjbe1 repres5t+ a significant improvem5t f previ\s decades2 ,:]eas #fj to m ?an #ij p]c5t ( *ildr5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o survive canc] w develop at lea/ "o *ronic heal? condition1 & "s survivors may face a late effect f treatm5t t c be sev]e or life-?reat5+2 & ,:]eas *ildhood canc] occurs frequ5tly & sp>es no racial or e?nic gr\p1 socioeconomic class1 or geographic region3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 expresses support = ! designation ( a ,national ,*ildhood ,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?2 7#b7 reque/s t ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 ,/ates1 localities1 & nonpr(it organizations obs]ve ! mon? ) appropriate programs & activities1 ) ! goal ( increas+ public k ( ! risks ( *ildhood canc]2 7#c7 enc\rages survivors ( *ildhood canc] to cont9ue to receive ongo+ monitor+ & c>e ?r\gh\t _! adult lives2 7#d7 recognizes ! human toll ( *ildhood canc] & pl$ges to make ! prev5tion ( & cure = *ildhood canc] a public heal? priority2 7#e7 rem9ds ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ! brav]y ( *ildr5 :o are diagnos$ ) canc]2 & 7#f7 comm5ds & honors ! c\rage ( su* *ildr54