IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 444 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness 
Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 
Mr. HALL (for himself, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. ISSA, Mr. 
LEVIN, Ms. GRANGER, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. BURTON of Indi-
ana, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. COOPER, Mr. WAXMAN, and Mr. DINGELL) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer 
Awareness Month. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gynecological Resolu-
tion for Advancement of Ovarian Cancer Education’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that— 
(1) ovarian cancer is a serious and under-recog-
nized threat to women’s health;
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(2) ovarian cancer is the fourth leading cause 
of cancer death among women living in the United 
States; 
(3) ovarian cancer is very treatable when it is 
detected early, but the vast majority of cases are not 
diagnosed until the cancer has spread beyond the 
ovaries; 
(4) only 19 percent of ovarian cancer cases in 
the United States are diagnosed in the early stages; 
(5) in cases where ovarian cancer is detected 
before it has spread beyond the ovaries, more than 
94 percent of women will survive longer than five 
years; 
(6) many people do not know that ovarian can-
cer often presents with persistent symptoms such as 
abdominal pressure, bloating, discomfort, nausea, in-
digestion, constipation, diarrhea, frequent urination, 
abnormal bleeding, unusual fatigue, unexplained 
weight loss or gain, and shortness of breath; 
(7) many people do not know that certain 
women are at higher risk for developing ovarian can-
cer if they have risk factors, including increasing 
age, a personal or family history of ovarian, breast, 
or colon cancer, and not having had children;
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(8) raising public awareness of ovarian cancer 
by educating doctors and women about the disease 
will save lives; 
(9) ovarian cancer research is needed to develop 
early detection tools, prevention methods, enhanced 
therapies, and a cure; 
(10) there are still large gaps in knowledge on 
key scientific aspects of the disease; 
(11) there is still no reliable and easy-to-admin-
ister screening test for ovarian cancer; 
(12) President George W. Bush has proclaimed 
September 2005 as National Ovarian Cancer Aware-
ness Month; 
(13) during the month of September, the Ovar-
ian Cancer National Alliance and its 46 State and 
regional groups hold hundreds of events across the 
country to increase public awareness of the disease; 
and 
(14) it would be appropriate to observe Sep-
tember 2005 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness 
Month. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
The House of Representatives supports the goals and 
ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and 
it is the sense of the House of Representatives that—
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(1) awareness and early recognition of ovarian 
cancer symptoms are currently the best way to save 
women’s lives; and 
(2) ovarian cancer research should be well-fund-
ed so that a reliable screening test can be developed 
and a cure can be found. 
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