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S.994: Breast Cancer Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-994
H.RES.576: Expressing support for designation of September 12, 2009, as "National Childhood Cancer Awareness Day"
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr111-576
H.CON.RES.60: Supporting the observance of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hc111-60
H.CON.RES.158: Expressing support for the designation of an Early Detection Month for breast cancer and all forms of cancer
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hc111-158
H.CON.RES.182: Supporting the observance of September as Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hc111-182
H.RES.601: Recognizing and honoring the Firefighter Cancer Support Network
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr111-601
H.RES.727: Supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr111-727
H.R.745: Pancreatic Cancer Research and Education Act
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-745
H.R.1740: Breast Cancer Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1740
H.R.2941: To reauthorize and enhance Johanna's Law to increase public awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2941
H.R.3559: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve awareness and access to colorectal cancer screening tests under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-3559
Passed Resolutions
S.RES.277: A resolution designating September 2009 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month"
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=sr111-277
S.RES.267: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=sr111-267
Cancer Prevention and Screening
S.CON.RES.38: A concurrent resolution expressing support for the designation of an Early Detection Month to enhance public awareness of the need for screening for breast cancer and all other forms of cancer. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=sc111-38
S.51: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to recognize the United States Military Cancer Institute as an establishment within the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, to require the Institute to promote the health of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents by enhancing cancer research and treatment, to provide for a study of the epidemiological causes of cancer among various ethnic groups for cancer prevention and early detection efforts, and for other purposes
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-51
H.R.1816: Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act of 2009 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Cancer Institute to make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1816
H.R.1189: Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Early Detection, and Treatment Act of 2009 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a national screening program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States the option to provide medical assistance for men and women screened and found to have colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1189
H.R.1330: Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act of 2009 - To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title 5, United States Code, to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans provide coverage of colorectal cancer screening.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1330
H.R.2088: To require the Food and Drug Administration to finalize a standard for broad-spectrum protection in sunscreen products, and for other purposes.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2088
H.R.2949: Prostate Cancer Research and Prevention Act - To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend preventive-health and research programs with respect to prostate cancer.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2949
H.R.2291: Medicare Early Detection of Cancer Promotion Act of 2009 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate coinsurance for screening mammography and colorectal cancer screening tests in order to promote the early detection of cancer.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2291
S.488: Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2009 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-488
H.R.2872: To improve the quality and cost effectiveness of cancer care to Medicare beneficiaries by establishing a national demonstration project.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2872
H.R.1691 and S.688: To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1691
H.CON.RES.58: Expressing the sense of Congress that any effort to reengineer the health care system in the United States should incorporate sustainable wellness programs that address the underlying causal factors associated with chronic disease.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hc111-58
H.RES.307: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1256) to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr111-307
H.R. 2354: To provide for increased research, coordination, and expansion of health promotion programs through the Department of Health and Human Services.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2354
