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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. RES. 180 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Supporting the designation of March 2025 as National Colorectal Cancer |
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| 6 | 6 | | Awareness Month. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 8 | 8 | | MARCH3, 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. G |
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| 10 | 10 | | REENof Tennessee (for himself, Ms. WILSONof Florida, Ms. SEWELL, |
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| 11 | 11 | | Ms. S |
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| 12 | 12 | | TEVENS, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. WILLIAMSof Georgia, and Mr. |
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| 14 | 14 | | ANDSMAN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the |
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| 15 | 15 | | Committee on Oversight and Government Reform |
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| 16 | 16 | | RESOLUTION |
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| 17 | 17 | | Supporting the designation of March 2025 as National |
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| 18 | 18 | | Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Whereas colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of can- |
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| 20 | 20 | | cer death among men and women combined in the United |
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| 21 | 21 | | States; |
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| 22 | 22 | | Whereas colorectal cancer is one of the most highly prevent- |
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| 23 | 23 | | able forms of cancer because screening tests can find pol- |
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| 24 | 24 | | yps that can be removed before becoming cancerous; |
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| 25 | 25 | | Whereas screening tests can detect colorectal cancer early, |
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| 26 | 26 | | when treatment works best; |
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| 27 | 27 | | Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention esti- |
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| 28 | 28 | | mates that if every individual aged 50 or older had reg- |
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| 32 | 32 | | ular screening tests, as many as 60 percent of deaths |
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| 33 | 33 | | from colorectal cancer could be prevented; |
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| 34 | 34 | | Whereas the 5-year survival rate for patients with localized |
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| 35 | 35 | | colorectal cancer is 90 percent, but only 39 percent of all |
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| 36 | 36 | | diagnoses occur at this stage; |
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| 37 | 37 | | Whereas colorectal cancer screenings can effectively reduce |
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| 38 | 38 | | colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, yet, 1 in 3 |
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| 39 | 39 | | adults over 50 years of age are not up to date with rec- |
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| 40 | 40 | | ommended colorectal cancer screening; |
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| 41 | 41 | | Whereas 1 in 23 men and 1 in 26 women will be diagnosed |
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| 42 | 42 | | with colorectal cancer in their lifetime; |
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| 43 | 43 | | Whereas, by 2030, colorectal cancer is expected to be the |
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| 44 | 44 | | number one cancer killer for those ages 20–49; |
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| 45 | 45 | | Whereas public awareness and education campaigns on |
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| 46 | 46 | | colorectal cancer prevention, screening, and symptoms |
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| 47 | 47 | | are held during the month of March each year; and |
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| 48 | 48 | | Whereas educational efforts can help provide information to |
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| 49 | 49 | | the public of methods of prevention and screening, as |
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| 50 | 50 | | well as about symptoms for early detection: Now, there- |
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| 51 | 51 | | fore, be it |
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| 52 | 52 | | Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 |
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| 53 | 53 | | (1) supports the goals and ideals of National 2 |
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| 54 | 54 | | Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; and 3 |
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| 55 | 55 | | (2) encourages the people of the United States 4 |
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| 56 | 56 | | to observe the month with appropriate awareness 5 |
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| 57 | 57 | | and educational activities. 6 |
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