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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 444 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness 

Month. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 

Mr. HALL (for himself, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. ISSA, Mr. 

LEVIN, Ms. GRANGER, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. WASSERMAN

SCHULTZ, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. COOPER, Mr. WAXMAN, and Mr. DINGELL) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer 

Awareness Month. 

1 Resolved, 

2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gynecological Resolu4 tion for Advancement of Ovarian Cancer Education’’. 

5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

6 The Congress finds that— 

7 (1) ovarian cancer is a serious and under-recog8 nized threat to women’s health; 
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1 (2) ovarian cancer is the fourth leading cause 

2 of cancer death among women living in the United 

3 States; 

4 (3) ovarian cancer is very treatable when it is 

5 detected early, but the vast majority of cases are not 

6 diagnosed until the cancer has spread beyond the 

7 ovaries; 

8 (4) only 19 percent of ovarian cancer cases in 

9 the United States are diagnosed in the early stages; 

10 (5) in cases where ovarian cancer is detected 

11 before it has spread beyond the ovaries, more than 

12 94 percent of women will survive longer than five 

13 years; 

14 (6) many people do not know that ovarian can15 cer often presents with persistent symptoms such as 

16 abdominal pressure, bloating, discomfort, nausea, in17 digestion, constipation, diarrhea, frequent urination, 

18 abnormal bleeding, unusual fatigue, unexplained 

19 weight loss or gain, and shortness of breath; 

20 (7) many people do not know that certain 

21 women are at higher risk for developing ovarian can22 cer if they have risk factors, including increasing 

23 age, a personal or family history of ovarian, breast, 

24 or colon cancer, and not having had children; 
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1 (8) raising public awareness of ovarian cancer 

2 by educating doctors and women about the disease 

3 will save lives; 

4 (9) ovarian cancer research is needed to develop 

5 early detection tools, prevention methods, enhanced 

6 therapies, and a cure; 

7 (10) there are still large gaps in knowledge on 

8 key scientific aspects of the disease; 

9 (11) there is still no reliable and easy-to-admin10 ister screening test for ovarian cancer; 

11 (12) President George W. Bush has proclaimed 

12 September 2005 as National Ovarian Cancer Aware13 ness Month; 

14 (13) during the month of September, the Ovar15 ian Cancer National Alliance and its 46 State and 

16 regional groups hold hundreds of events across the 

17 country to increase public awareness of the disease; 

18 and 

19 (14) it would be appropriate to observe Sep20 tember 2005 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness 

21 Month. 

22 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

23 The House of Representatives supports the goals and 

24 ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and 

25 it is the sense of the House of Representatives that— 
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1 (1) awareness and early recognition of ovarian 

2 cancer symptoms are currently the best way to save 

3 women’s lives; and 

4 (2) ovarian cancer research should be well-fund5 ed so that a reliable screening test can be developed 

6 and a cure can be found. 

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