III 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 352 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 19, 2023 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 2023 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 leading cause of death overall 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 2023, representing a significant improvement from previous decades; Whereas approximately 2/3 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; and Whereas childhood cancer occurs regularly and randomly and spares no racial or ethnic group, socioeconomic class, or geographic region: Now, therefore, be it