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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 700 

Expressing support for the designation of September 2023 as ‘‘National 

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 

Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. 

JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. BACON, 

Mr. VEASEY, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Ms. CLARKE of New York, 

Mr. CARSON, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HUNT, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. LIEU, Mr. GROTHMAN, 

Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. WESTERMAN, Ms. CARAVEO, and 

Mr. BISHOP of Georgia) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the designation of September 2023 

as ‘‘National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month’’. 

Whereas more than 3,100,000 men have at some point been 

diagnosed with prostate cancer and are still alive in the 

United States; 

Whereas 1 in 8 men in the United States will be diagnosed 

with prostate cancer in their lifetimes and 1 in 41 men 

in the United States will die from prostate cancer; 

Whereas prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed 

nonskin cancer and the second-leading cause of cancerrelated deaths among men in the United States; 


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Whereas the American Cancer Society estimates that, in 

2023, 288,300 men will be diagnosed with, and more 

than 34,700 men will die of, prostate cancer; 

Whereas 40 percent of newly diagnosed prostate cancer cases 

occur in men under the age of 65; 

Whereas the odds of developing prostate cancer rise rapidly 

after age 50; 

Whereas African-American men suffer from a prostate cancer 

incidence rate that is significantly higher than that of 

White men and have more than double the prostate cancer mortality rate than that of White men; 

Whereas having a father or brother with prostate cancer 

more than doubles the risk of a man developing prostate 

cancer, with a higher risk for men who have a brother 

with the disease and the highest risk for men with several 

affected relatives; 

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

the earlier, more treatable stages, which could increase 

the chances of survival for more than 5 years to nearly 

100 percent; 

Whereas only 32 percent of men survive more than 5 years 

if diagnosed with prostate cancer after the cancer has 

metastasized; 

Whereas there are typically no noticeable symptoms of prostate cancer in the early stages, making appropriate 

screening critical; 

Whereas, in fiscal year 2023, Congress appropriated 

$47,500,000,000 to the National Institutes of Health, including $7,104,159,000 for the National Cancer Institute; 


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Whereas, in fiscal year 2023, Congress appropriated 

$110,000,000 for the peer-reviewed Prostate Cancer Research Program of the Department of Defense; 

Whereas the Department of Veterans Affairs has established 

21 Precision Oncology Centers of Excellence in order to 

deliver precision oncology services to veterans suffering 

from prostate cancer; 

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 men and 

preserving and protecting families: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) expresses support for the designation of 

3 ‘‘National 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 encourage research— 

9 (i) to improve screening and treat10 ment for prostate cancer; 

11 (ii) to discover the causes of prostate 

12 cancer; and 

13 (iii) to develop a cure for prostate 

14 cancer; and 


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1 (C) to continue to consider ways to im2 prove access to, and the quality of, health care 

3 services for detecting and treating prostate can4 cer; and 

5 (3) calls on the people of the United States, in6 terest groups, and affected persons— 

7 (A) to promote awareness of prostate can8 cer; 

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

10 end the devastating effects of prostate cancer 

11 on individuals, families, and the economy; and 

12 (C) to observe National Prostate Cancer 

13 Awareness Month with appropriate ceremonies 

14 and activities. 

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