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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 325 

Supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and 

research. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007 

Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. VOINOVICH, and Mr. SALAZAR) 

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, 

treatment, and research. 

Whereas an estimated 12,400 children are diagnosed with 

cancer each year; 

Whereas cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in 

children under age 15; 

Whereas an estimated 2,300 children die from cancer each 

year; 

Whereas the incidence of cancer among children in the 

United States is rising by about 1 percent each year; 

Whereas 1 in every 330 people in the United States develops 

cancer before age 20; 


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Whereas approximately 8 percent of deaths of individuals between 1 and 19 years old are caused by cancer; 

Whereas, while some progress has been made, a number of 

opportunities for childhood cancer research still remain 

unfunded or underfunded; 

Whereas limited resources for childhood cancer research can 

hinder the recruitment of investigators and physicians to 

the field of pediatric oncology; 

Whereas the results of peer-reviewed clinical trials have 

helped to raise the standard of care for pediatrics and 

have improved cancer survival rates among children; 

Whereas the number of survivors of childhood cancers continues to increase, with about 1 in 640 adults between 

ages 20 to 39 having a history of cancer; 

Whereas up to 2⁄3 of childhood cancer survivors are likely to 

experience at least 1 late effect from treatment, which 

may be life-threatening; 

Whereas some late effects of cancer treatment are identified 

early in follow-up and are easily resolved, while others 

may become chronic problems in adulthood and have serious consequences; and 

Whereas 89 percent of children with terminal cancer experience substantial suffering in the last month of life: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that Con2 gress should support— 

3 (1) public and private sector efforts to promote 

4 awareness about— 


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1 (A) the incidence of cancer among chil2 dren; 

3 (B) the signs and symptoms of cancer in 

4 children; and 

5 (C) options for the treatment of, and long6 term follow-up for, childhood cancers; 

7 (2) increased public and private investment in 

8 childhood cancer research to improve prevention, di9 agnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, post-treatment 

10 monitoring, and long-term survival; 

11 (3) policies that provide incentives to encourage 

12 medical trainees and investigators to enter the field 

13 of pediatric oncology; 

14 (4) policies that provide incentives to encourage 

15 the development of drugs and biologics designed to 

16 treat pediatric cancers; 

17 (5) policies that encourage participation in clin18 ical trials; 

19 (6) medical education curricula designed to im20 prove pain management for cancer patients; 

21 (7) policies that enhance education, services, 

22 and other resources related to late effects from 

23 treatment; and 


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1 (8) grassroots efforts to promote awareness and 

2 support research for cures for childhood cancer. 

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