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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 182 

Supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and 

research. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 28, 2005 

Mr. COLEMAN (for himself, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. ALLEN, 

Mrs. LINCOLN, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. REED, Mr. SALAZAR, and Ms. MIKULSKI) 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 will be diagnosed with 

cancer in the year 2005; 

Whereas cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in 

children under age 15; 

Whereas an estimated 2,300 children will die from cancer in 

the year 2005; 

Whereas the incidence of cancer among children in the 

United States is rising by about one percent each year; 

Whereas 1 in every 330 Americans develops cancer before age 

20; 
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Whereas approximately 8 percent of deaths of those between 

1 and 19 years of age 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 

pediatric oncology; 

Whereas peer-reviewed clinical trials are the standard of care 

for pediatrics and have improved cancer survival rates 

among children; 

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

ages of 20 and 39 having a history of cancer; 

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

experience at least one late effect from treatment, many 

of 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 may have 

serious consequences; and 

Whereas 89 percent of children with 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 the incidence of cancer among chil-
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1 dren, the signs and symptoms of cancer in children, 

2 treatment options, and long-term follow-up; 

3 (2) increased public and private investment in 

4 childhood cancer research to improve prevention, di5 agnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, post-treatment 

6 monitoring, and long-term survival; 

7 (3) policies that provide incentives to encourage 

8 medical trainees and investigators to enter the field 

9 of pediatric oncology; 

10 (4) policies that provide incentives to encourage 

11 the development of drugs and biologics designed to 

12 treat pediatric cancers; 

13 (5) policies that encourage participation in clin14 ical trials; 

15 (6) medical education curricula designed to im16 prove pain management for cancer patients; and 

17 (7) policies that enhance education, services, 

18 and other resources related to late effects from 

19 treatment. 

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