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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 597 

Designating September 2010 as ‘‘National Prostate Cancer Awareness 

Month’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 28, 2010 

Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. BAYH, Mr. BENNETT, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. 

BURR, Mr. BURRIS, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. 

COCHRAN, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. DODD, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mrs. 

FEINSTEIN, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. JOHANNS, Mr. 

KERRY, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SHELBY, Mr. 

SPECTER, Mr. TESTER, Mr. VITTER, Mr. ISAKSON, and Mr. HATCH) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

the Judiciary 

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 

Committee discharged; considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating September 2010 as ‘‘National Prostate Cancer 

Awareness Month’’. 

Whereas countless 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 his lifetime; 

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; 


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Whereas in 2010, 217,730 males in the United States will be 

diagnosed with prostate cancer, and 32,050 males will die 

from the disease; 

Whereas 30 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 

White males and have double the prostate cancer mortality rate 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 1 in 3 chance of 

being diagnosed with the disease; males with 2 family 

members diagnosed have an 83 percent chance; and 

males with 3 family members diagnosed have a 97 percent chance; 

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

the early stages, increasing the chances of survival for 

more than 5 years to nearly 100 percent; 

Whereas only 33 percent of males survive more than 5 years 

if diagnosed during the late stages of the disease; 


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Whereas there are no noticeable symptoms of prostate cancer 

while it is still in the early stages, making screening critical; 

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 2010 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 that is 

9 commensurate with the burden of prostate can10 cer so that— 

11 (i) screening and treatment may be 

12 improved; 

13 (ii) the causes may be discovered; and 

14 (iii) a cure may be developed; and 

15 (C) to continue to consider ways for im16 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 terested 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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