IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 672 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Prostate Cancer Awareness 
Month, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2007 
Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mr. LATHAM) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Prostate Cancer 
Awareness Month, and for other purposes. 
Whereas countless American families live with prostate can-
cer; 
Whereas 1 in 6 men in the United States will be diagnosed 
with prostate cancer during his lifetime; 
Whereas over the past decade, prostate cancer has been the 
most commonly diagnosed nonskin cancer in the United 
States; 
Whereas prostate cancer has been the second most common 
cancer killer of American men over the last 10 years; 
Whereas over 218,000 men in the United States will be diag-
nosed with prostate cancer in 2007; 
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•HRES 672 IH 
Whereas according to the American Cancer Society, 27,000 
American men will die of prostate cancer this year; 
Whereas 30 percent of new cases of prostate cancer occur in 
men under the age of 65; 
Whereas American men over the age of 50 are particularly 
susceptible to prostate cancer, and a man in the United 
States turns 50 years old approximately every 14 sec-
onds; 
Whereas African American males suffer a prostate cancer in-
cidence rate up to 65 percent higher than White males; 
Whereas a man’s risk of developing prostate cancer is dou-
bled if one of his family members already has the disease, 
and quintupled if two family members have prostate can-
cer; 
Whereas screening procedures such as digital rectal examina-
tions and prostate specific antigen blood tests can diag-
nose prostate cancer in earlier and more treatable stages, 
thereby reducing prostate cancer mortality; 
Whereas ongoing research promises further improvements in 
prostate cancer prevention, early detection, and treat-
ments; and 
Whereas educating people in the United States—including 
health care providers—about prostate cancer and early 
detection strategies is crucial to saving men’s lives and 
preserving and protecting families: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month; and 
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(2) declares that the Federal Government has a 
responsibility— 
(A) to raise awareness about the impor-
tance of available prostate cancer screening 
methods and treatment options; 
(B) to increase research funding that is 
commensurate with the seriousness of prostate 
cancer in an effort to improve screening, treat-
ments, and cures for the disease; and 
(C) to implement policy that improves ac-
cess to, and the quality of, health care services 
that detect and treat prostate cancer. 
Æ 
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