Title: A resolution designating the first week of December 2018, and supporting the designation of each first week of December thereafter, as "Cancer Screen Week", identifying the burden of cancer in the United States, and encouraging people to talk with their healthcare providers about appropriate screenings for the prevention and early detection of cancer.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Designates the first week of December 2018 as Cancer Screen Week.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 742 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 742

    Designating the first week of December 2018, and supporting the 
  designation of each first week of December thereafter, as ``Cancer 
 Screen Week'', identifying the burden of cancer in the United States, 
 and encouraging people to talk with their healthcare providers about 
   appropriate screenings for the prevention and early detection of 
                                cancer.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 22, 2018

    Mr. Jones (for himself and Mr. Perdue) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Designating the first week of December 2018, and supporting the 
  designation of each first week of December thereafter, as ``Cancer 
 Screen Week'', identifying the burden of cancer in the United States, 
 and encouraging people to talk with their healthcare providers about 
   appropriate screenings for the prevention and early detection of 
                                cancer.

Whereas the American Cancer Society estimates that, in 2018, more than 600,000 
        people in the United States will lose their lives to cancer;
Whereas the National Cancer Institute estimates that approximately 18,000 to 
        210,000 deaths in United States from cancer could be avoided through 
        prevention and early detection;
Whereas the death rate from cancer dropped 25 percent between 1991 and 2014 
        because of reductions in smoking and advances in early detection and 
        treatment;
Whereas, according to the American Cancer Society, the 5-year relative survival 
        rate for cancer detected at the local stage is approximately 55 percent 
        for lung cancer, 90 percent for colon and rectum cancers, 91 percent for 
        cervical cancer, 99 percent for breast cancer, and 98 percent for 
        melanoma of the skin;
Whereas many of those cancers are often preventable and early detection and 
        treatment are critical, as cancer does not always cause symptoms and 
        many cancers occur in people with no family history of cancer;
Whereas specific types of cancer disproportionately affect different 
        populations, for example--

    (1) breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among Black women;

    (2) the rate of prostate cancer among Black men is double the rate for 
other men;

    (3) the likelihood of developing colorectal cancer for Alaska Natives 
is double that of other people in the United States;

    (4) cervical cancer is more prevalent among Hispanic and Black women;

    (5) 2 out of 3 people diagnosed with lung cancer are 65 years of age or 
older; and

    (6) melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is one of the most 
common types of cancer among young adults;

Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rates 
        of screening for many types of cancer among populations for which 
        screenings are recommended remain substantially below the targets set 
        forth in the Healthy People 2020 report;
Whereas it is critical to reinforce the need for people to discuss their 
        individual risk factors for cancer with their healthcare providers and 
        understand the recommendations for, and benefits of, cancer screening; 
        and
Whereas it is critical that healthcare providers present individuals who are 
        diagnosed with cancer through screening clear and complete options for 
        further diagnostic or molecular testing and treatment: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) encourages all people in the United States to talk with 
        their healthcare providers about their risk factors for all 
        types of cancer, including breast, cervical, colon, lung, 
        prostate, and skin cancer, and recommended screening options;
            (2) designates the first week of December 2018 as ``Cancer 
        Screen Week''; and
            (3) supports the designation of the first week of December 
        as ``Cancer Screen Week''.
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