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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 248 

Designating September 2015 as ‘‘National Prostate Cancer Awareness 

Month’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 5, 2015 

Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. SHELBY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. VITTER, Mrs. 

FEINSTEIN, Mr. MORAN, Mrs. BOXER, Ms. AYOTTE, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. 

KING, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOOKER, and Mr. BOOZMAN) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating September 2015 as ‘‘National Prostate Cancer 

Awareness Month’’. 

Whereas over 2,900,000 families in the United States live 

with prostate cancer; 

Whereas 1 in 7 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 leading cause of cancerrelated deaths among males in the United States; 

Whereas in 2015, the National Cancer Institute estimates 

that 220,800 men will be diagnosed with, and more than 

27,000 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 the odds of developing prostate cancer rise rapidly 

after age 50; 

Whereas African-American males suffer from a prostate cancer incidence rate that is significantly 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 having a father or brother with prostate cancer 

more than doubles the risk of a man developing prostate 

cancer, with a particularly high risk for men who have 

a brother with the disease; 

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 38 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 prostate cancer is in the early stages, making appropriate screening critical; 


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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 2015 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 encourage research so that screen9 ing and treatment for prostate cancer may be 

10 improved, the causes of prostate cancer may be 

11 discovered, and a cure for prostate cancer may 

12 be developed; and 

13 (C) to continue to consider ways for im14 proving access to, and the quality of, health 

15 care services for detecting and treating prostate 

16 cancer; and 

17 (3) calls on the people of the United States, in18 terest groups, and affected persons— 


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1 (A) to promote awareness of prostate can2 cer; 

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

4 end the devastating effects of prostate cancer 

5 on individuals, families, and the economy; and 

6 (C) to observe National Prostate Cancer 

7 Awareness Month with appropriate ceremonies 

8 and activities. 

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