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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 863 

Designating November 2022 as ‘‘National Lung Cancer Awareness Month’’ 

and expressing support for early detection and treatment of lung cancer. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 7, 2022 

Ms. SMITH (for herself and Mr. RUBIO) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating November 2022 as ‘‘National Lung Cancer 

Awareness Month’’ and expressing support for early detection and treatment of lung cancer. 

Whereas lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related 

death among individuals in the United States, accounting 

for more deaths than colon cancer, breast cancer, and 

prostate cancer combined; 

Whereas it is estimated that, in 2022, 236,740 individuals in 

the United States will be diagnosed with lung cancer, and 

130,180 individuals (approximately 350 individuals per 

day) will die from the disease; 

Whereas 1 in 16 men and 1 in 17 women in the United 

States will develop lung cancer during their lifetimes; 


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Whereas the rate of lung cancer diagnosis in women in the 

United States has increased by 79 percent over the past 

44 years, each year more women die from lung cancer 

than breast cancer, and, by 2035, it is estimated that 

more women will die from lung cancer than men; 

Whereas disparities in lung cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment, and mortality are well-documented, and Black men 

have the highest incidence of lung cancer and the highest 

mortality rate from lung cancer of any racial or ethnic 

group in the United States; 

Whereas, in 2022, lung cancer in individuals who have never 

smoked is estimated to account for 20,700 deaths in the 

United States, according to the American Cancer Society; 

Whereas women who have never smoked are more likely to 

be diagnosed with lung cancer than men who have never 

smoked; 

Whereas, in the United States, the proportion of lung cancers 

diagnosed in individuals who have never smoked is increasing; 

Whereas the 5-year survival rate for localized lung cancer is 

61 percent, yet only 19 percent of lung cancers are diagnosed at this stage, while a majority of lung cancer cases 

are diagnosed at the distant stage, for which the 5-year 

survival rate is 7 percent; 

Whereas screening individuals at high risk of lung cancer 

using low-dose computed tomography can detect lung 

cancer earlier than other forms of screening and ultimately save lives; 

Whereas over 1,000,000 veterans are eligible for lung cancer 

screening, but less than 3 percent undergo lung cancer 

screening by low-dose computed tomography; 


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Whereas lung cancer screening can effectively reduce lung 

cancer mortality, but, annually, only 4.5 percent of individuals in the United States at risk for lung cancer undergo lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography; 

Whereas current lung cancer screening guidelines help identify cancer early for individuals at high risk of lung cancer, leading to a higher likelihood of successful treatment, 

but can preclude screening for individuals who develop 

lung cancer, including individuals who have never smoked 

but have other risk factors, such as family history of lung 

cancer, exposure to secondhand smoke, or exposure to 

radon, which is the second leading cause of lung cancer; 

and 

Whereas educational efforts can increase awareness of lung 

cancer and lung cancer screening among the general public, patients and their families, and health care workers, 

thereby increasing the early detection of lung cancer: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) designates November 2022 as ‘‘National 

3 Lung Cancer Awareness Month’’; 

4 (2) supports the purposes and ideals of Na5 tional Lung Cancer Awareness Month; 

6 (3) promotes efforts to increase awareness of, 

7 and education about, lung cancer among individuals 

8 in the United States; 

9 (4) champions efforts to increase lung cancer 

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1 ing access for, individuals who are eligible for lung 

2 cancer screening; 

3 (5) recognizes the need for research on the 

4 early screening, diagnosis, and treatment of lung 

5 cancer; and 

6 (6) encourages the people of the United States 

7 to observe National Lung Cancer Awareness Month 

8 with appropriate awareness and educational activi9 ties. 

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