,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ifj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ah1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania 7=      
himself & ,mr4 ,lawl]7 submitt$ ! foll[+
 resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce         
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
designation ( ,novemb] #bjbe z ,national
 ,lung ,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon? & express+ 
support = 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 colorectal1 brea/1 &       
pro/ate canc] comb9$2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbe1  
an e/imat$ #bbf1fej individuals 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates w be diagnos$ ) lung      
canc]1 & #abd1gcj individuals           
7approximately #cdj 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 ea* ye> m wom5 die f lung canc]  
?an brea/1 ov>ian1 & c]vical canc]      

comb9$2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbe1 cig>ette smok+ 
directly caus$ approximately #aji1ajj ( 
! #abd1gcj lung canc] dea?s1 & exposure 
to secondh& smoke causes ov] #g1cjj lung
 canc] dea?s ea* ye> 9 adults :o d n    
smoke2 ,:]eas approximately #aj to #bj  
p]c5t ( lung canc] diagnoses occur 9 p  
:o h nev] smok$1 & ! proportion ( lung  
canc] diagnoses 9 individuals :o h nev] 
smok$ is increas+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    
,:]eas wom5 :o nev] smok$ are m likely  
?an m5 :o nev] smok$ to get lung canc]2 
,:]eas ,black m5 h ! highe/ incid5ce (  
lung canc] & ! highe/ mortality rate f  
lung canc] 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & non:ite 
individuals are #ac to #ah p]c5t less   
likely to be diagnos$ ) lung canc] e>ly 
9 _! lives2 ,:]eas vet]ans are #be p]c5t
 m likely to develop lung canc] comp>$  
to ! g5]al public1 & al?\gh             
approximately #a1jjj1jjj to #b1jjj1jjj  
vet]ans h an elevat$ risk ( lung canc] &
 are eligible = scre5+1 less ?an #c     
p]c5t ( vet]ans get scre5$2 ,:]eas lung 
canc] is ! second mo/ commonly diagnos$ 

canc] 9 vet]ans2 ,:]eas ! #e-ye>        
survival rate is #fg p]c5t = ^? diagnos$
 ) localiz$ lung canc] & #ab p]c5t = ^? 
diagnos$ at a /age :5 ! canc] has spread
 to di/ant p>ts ( ! body2 ,:]eas ! numb]
 ( individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
recomm5d$ to receive lung canc] scre5+ 0
 e/imat$ to be #ad1ejj1jjj z ( #bjba2   
,:]eas only #af p]c5t ( individuals 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates at high risk = lung canc] 
und]go lung canc] scre5+2 ,:]eas limit$ 
geographic availability ( facilities &  
transportation b>ri]s are p]si/5t       
*all5ges to lung canc] scre5+2 ,:]eas   
#fb p]c5t ( adults are n famili> ) lung 
canc] scre5+ & ! l[-dose comput$        
tomography scan2 ,:]eas ! /igma surr\nd+
 lung canc]--  7#a7 creates b>ri]s to   
e>ly diagnosis1 treatm5t1 & rese>*2 &   
7#b7 has a detrim5tal impact on !       
quality ( life ( lung canc] pati5ts2    
,:]eas lung canc] rese>* is lead+ to    
break?r\ghs 9 biom>k] id5tification & ! 
developm5t ( immuno!rapies & t>get$     
!rapies t are improv+ survival & quality

 ( life = ^? ) lung canc]2 ,:]eas access
 to biom>k] te/+ & cutt+-edge diagno/ics
 is *all5g+ across populations &        
geographic areas2 & ,:]eas educational  
ef=ts c increase aw>5ess ( lung canc] & 
lung canc] scre5+ among ! g5]al public1 
pati5ts & _! families1 & heal? c>e      
work]s & increase ! e>ly detection (    
lung canc]3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7 supports !    
designation ( ,national ,lung ,canc]    
,aw>5ess ,mon?2  7#b7 supports !        
designation ( ,national ,wom5's ,lung   
,canc] ,aw>5ess ,week2  7#c7 supports ! 
designation ( ,national ,lung ,canc]    
,scre5+ ,day2  7#d7 supports ! purposes 
& ideals ( ,national ,lung ,canc]       
,aw>5ess ,mon?2  7#e7 promotes ef=ts to 
increase aw>5ess (1 education ab\t1 &   
rese>* on-- 7,a7 mitigation ( risk      
factors = lung canc]2  7,b7 lung canc]  
scre5+2  7,c7 treatm5t ( lung canc]2 &  
7,d7 lung canc] affect+ m9orities &     
individuals :o h nev] smok$2 &  7#f7    
enc\rages ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to      

obs]ve ,national ,lung ,canc] ,aw>5ess  
,mon? ) appropriate aw>5ess &           
educational activities4