A resolution designating September 2022 as "National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month".

Bill: 117-sres-804
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2022-09-28
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer

Child health

Commemorative events and holidays

Congressional tributes

Health promotion and preventive care

Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Mental health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-28
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5164-5165; text: CR S5230)

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution designates September 2022 as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.</p>

action_date: 2022-09-28
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p>This resolution designates September 2022 as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.</p>

tv_txt: III 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 804 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 28, 2022 Mr. Manchin (for himself, Mr. Scott of South Carolina , Mr. Reed , Mr. Casey , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Graham , and Mr. Hawley ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Designating September 2022 as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month .

Whereas, each year, more than 15,500 children under the age of 19 in the United States are diagnosed with cancer; Whereas, every year, more than 1,700 children in the United States lose their lives to cancer; Whereas childhood cancer is the leading cause of death from disease and the second overall leading cause of death for children in the United States; Whereas the 5-year survival rate for children with cancer in the United States has increased from 58 percent in the mid-1970s to 85 percent in 2022, representing a significant improvement from previous decades; Whereas approximately two-thirds of children in the United States who survive cancer will develop at least one chronic health condition, and many survivors will face a late effect from treatment that can be severe or life-threatening; Whereas cancer patients face a higher risk of contracting COVID–19 due to weakened immune systems; and Whereas childhood cancer occurs regularly and randomly and spares no racial or ethnic group, socioeconomic class, or geographic region: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1) designates September 2022 as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month ; (2) requests that the Federal Government, States, localities, and nonprofit organizations observe the month with appropriate programs and activities, with the goal of increasing public knowledge of the risks of cancer; (3) encourages survivors of childhood cancer to continue to receive ongoing monitoring and physical and psychosocial care throughout their adult lives; (4) recognizes the human toll of cancer and pledges to make the prevention of and cure for cancer a public health priority; and (5) reminds the people of the United States of the bravery of children who are diagnosed with cancer, and commends and honors the courage of such children.