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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 206 

Designating September 2013 as ‘‘National Prostate Cancer Awareness 

Month’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 30, 2013 

Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. WICKER, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. SHELBY, Mrs. BOXER, Mrs. 

FEINSTEIN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mrs. HAGAN, Mr. MORAN, Ms. AYOTTE, 

Mr. BLUNT, and Mr. KING) submitted the following resolution; which was 

considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating September 2013 as ‘‘National Prostate Cancer 

Awareness Month’’. 

Whereas 2,500,000 families in the United States live with 

prostate cancer; 

Whereas 1 in 6 males in the United States will be diagnosed 

with prostate cancer in their lifetimes; 

Whereas prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed 

non-skin cancer and the second most common cause of 

cancer-related deaths among males in the United States; 

Whereas the National Cancer Institute estimates that, in 

2013, nearly 240,000 men will be diagnosed with, and 

more than 29,000 men will die of, prostate cancer; 


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Whereas 40 percent of newly diagnosed prostate cancer cases 

occur in males under the age of 65; 

Whereas approximately every 14 seconds, a male in the 

United States turns 50 years old and increases his odds 

of developing cancer, including prostate cancer; 

Whereas African-American males suffer from a prostate cancer incidence rate that is up to 65 percent higher than 

that for white males and have double the prostate cancer 

mortality rate than that of white males; 

Whereas obesity is a significant predictor of the severity of 

prostate cancer; 

Whereas the probability that obesity will lead to death and 

high cholesterol levels is strongly associated with advanced prostate cancer; 

Whereas males in the United States with 1 family member 

diagnosed with prostate cancer have a 33 percent chance 

of being diagnosed with the disease, males with 2 close 

family members diagnosed have an 83 percent chance, 

and males with 3 family members diagnosed have a 97 

percent chance; 

Whereas only 33 percent of males survive more than 5 years 

if diagnosed with prostate cancer after the cancer has 

metastasized; 

Whereas there are no noticeable symptoms of prostate cancer 

while in the early stages, making screening critical; 

Whereas screening by a digital rectal examination and a prostate-specific antigen blood test can detect the disease in 

the early stages, increasing the chances of survival for 

more than 5 years to nearly 100 percent; 


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Whereas ongoing research promises further improvements in 

prostate cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment; and 

Whereas educating people in the United States, including 

health care providers, about prostate cancer and early detection strategies is crucial to saving the lives of males 

and preserving and protecting families: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) designates September 2013 as ‘‘National 

3 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month’’; 

4 (2) declares that steps should be taken— 

5 (A) to raise awareness about the impor6 tance of screening methods for, and treatment 

7 of, prostate cancer; 

8 (B) to increase research funding to a level 

9 that is commensurate with the burden of pros10 tate cancer, so that— 

11 (i) screening and treatment for pros12 tate cancer may be improved; 

13 (ii) the causes of prostate cancer may 

14 be discovered; and 

15 (iii) a cure for prostate cancer may be 

16 developed; and 

17 (C) to continue to consider ways for im18 proving access to, and the quality of, health 


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1 care services for detecting and treating prostate 

2 cancer; and 

3 (3) calls on the people of the United States, in4 terest groups, and affected persons— 

5 (A) to promote awareness of prostate can6 cer; 

7 (B) to take an active role in the fight to 

8 end the devastating effects of prostate cancer 

9 on individuals, families, and the economy; and 

10 (C) to observe National Prostate Cancer 

11 Awareness Month with appropriate ceremonies 

12 and activities. 

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