IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 102 
Expressing support for designation of September 25, 2015, as ‘‘National 
Pediatric Bone Cancer Awareness Day’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2015 
Mr. FARENTHOLD submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of September 25, 2015, 
as ‘‘National Pediatric Bone Cancer Awareness Day’’. 
Whereas September is ‘‘National Childhood Cancer Aware-
ness Month’’; 
Whereas pediatric bone cancers comprise 5 percent of all pe-
diatric cancers; 
Whereas 5-year survival rates from metastasized pediatric 
bone cancers are only about 10 percent; 
Whereas a separate day to raise awareness for pediatric bone 
cancer will help raise awareness of the disease in parents, 
potentially leading to earlier diagnosis and better survival 
rates; 
Whereas increased awareness may also help promote funding 
into pediatric bone cancer research where treatments and 
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survival rates have been virtually unchanged for a quar-
ter century; 
Whereas children with bone cancer courageously face painful 
and disfiguring surgeries, grueling physical therapy, the 
side effects from the harshest of chemotherapies, lost 
time from school, and the social stigma among teens: 
physical disabilities, scars, hair loss, weight loss, and ab-
sence from school; 
Whereas the parents, siblings, and families of children with 
bone cancer face unique difficulties, including separation 
of family for extended periods of time during treatment, 
difficulties in providing parental guidance to the children 
in the family who are not afflicted with cancer, financial 
strains over several years, and the emotional strain of 
watching a child suffer through treatment and often die 
a painful death after years of struggling; 
Whereas the Triumph Over Kid Cancer Foundation is work-
ing to raise research funds and awareness of pediatric 
bone cancer and now seeks this designation to continue 
the raising of public awareness of the extent and mag-
nitude of the damages inflicted on families across the 
United States from pediatric bone cancer; and 
Whereas September 25, 2015, would be an appropriate date 
to designate as ‘‘National Pediatric Bone Cancer Aware-
ness Day’’ to raise awareness for pediatric bone cancer: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘National Pedi-
atric Bone Cancer Awareness Day’’; and 
(2) commends— 
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(A) children battling bone cancer, and 
their families and friends, for their courage and 
perseverance; 
(B) organizations like the Triumph Over 
Kid Cancer Foundation, that raise awareness 
and encourage the accurate and early diagnosis 
of the devastating disease of pediatric bone can-
cer; and 
(C) the researchers, scientists, and health 
care providers who are dedicated to treating 
and finding a cure for pediatric bone cancer. 
Æ 
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