,,iv  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ifj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,december #ah1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania 7for  
himself and ,mr4 ,lawler7 submitted the 
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,commerce  ,,resolution  ,expressing    
support for the designation of ,november
 #bjbe as ,national ,lung ,cancer       
,awareness ,month and expressing support
 for early detection and treatment of   
lung cancer4  ,whereas lung cancer is   
the leading cause of cancer-related     
death among individuals in the ,united  
,states1 accounting for more deaths than
 colorectal1 breast1 and prostate cancer
 combined2 ,whereas1 in #bjbe1 an       
estimated #bbf1fej individuals in the   
,united ,states will be diagnosed with  
lung cancer1 and #abd1gcj individuals   
7approximately #cdj individuals per day7
 will die from the disease2 ,whereas #a 
in #af men and #a in #ag women in the   
,united ,states will develop lung cancer

 during their lifetimes2 ,whereas each  
year more women die from lung cancer    
than breast1 ovarian1 and cervical      
cancer combined2 ,whereas1 in #bjbe1    
cigarette smoking directly caused       
approximately #aji1ajj of the #abd1gcj  
lung cancer deaths1 and exposure to     
secondhand smoke causes over #g1cjj lung
 cancer deaths each year in adults who  
do not smoke2 ,whereas approximately #aj
 to #bj percent of lung cancer diagnoses
 occur in people who have never smoked1 
and the proportion of lung cancer       
diagnoses in individuals who have never 
smoked is increasing in the ,united     
,states2 ,whereas women who never smoked
 are more likely than men who never     
smoked to get lung cancer2 ,whereas     
,black men have the highest incidence of
 lung cancer and the highest mortality  
rate from lung cancer in the ,united    
,states1 and nonwhite individuals are   
#ac to #ah percent less likely to be    
diagnosed with lung cancer early in     
their lives2 ,whereas veterans are #be  

percent more likely to develop lung     
cancer compared to the general public1  
and although approximately #a1jjj1jjj to
 #b1jjj1jjj veterans have an elevated   
risk of lung cancer and are eligible for
 screening1 less than #c percent of     
veterans get screened2 ,whereas lung    
cancer is the second most commonly      
diagnosed cancer in veterans2 ,whereas  
the #e-year survival rate is #fg percent
 for those diagnosed with localized lung
 cancer and #ab percent for those       
diagnosed at a stage when the cancer has
 spread to distant parts of the body2   
,whereas the number of individuals in   
the ,united ,states recommended to      
receive lung cancer screening was       
estimated to be #ad1ejj1jjj as of #bjba2
 ,whereas only #af percent of           
individuals in the ,united ,states at   
high risk for lung cancer undergo lung  
cancer screening2 ,whereas limited      
geographic availability of facilities   
and transportation barriers are         
persistent challenges to lung cancer    

screening2 ,whereas #fb percent of      
adults are not familiar with lung cancer
 screening and the low-dose computed    
tomography scan2 ,whereas the stigma    
surrounding lung cancer--  7#a7 creates 
barriers to early diagnosis1 treatment1 
and research2 and  7#b7 has a           
detrimental impact on the quality of    
life of lung cancer patients2  ,whereas 
lung cancer research is leading to      
breakthroughs in biomarker              
identification and the development of   
immunotherapies and targeted therapies  
that are improving survival and quality 
of life for those with lung cancer2     
,whereas access to biomarker testing and
 cutting-edge diagnostics is challenging
 across populations and geographic      
areas2 and ,whereas educational efforts 
can increase awareness of lung cancer   
and lung cancer screening among the     
general public1 patients and their      
families1 and health care workers and   
increase the early detection of lung    
cancer3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the

 ,house of ,representatives--  7#a7     
supports the designation of ,national   
,lung ,cancer ,awareness ,month2  7#b7  
supports the designation of ,national   
,women's ,lung ,cancer ,awareness ,week2
  7#c7 supports the designation of      
,national ,lung ,cancer ,screening ,day2
  7#d7 supports the purposes and ideals 
of ,national ,lung ,cancer ,awareness   
,month2  7#e7 promotes efforts to       
increase awareness of1 education about1 
and research on-- 7,a7 mitigation of    
risk factors for lung cancer2  7,b7 lung
 cancer screening2  7,c7 treatment of   
lung cancer2 and  7,d7 lung cancer      
affecting minorities and individuals who
 have never smoked2 and  7#f7 encourages
 the people of the ,united ,states to   
observe ,national ,lung ,cancer         
,awareness ,month with appropriate      
awareness and educational activities4