legislation: 109-sres-560
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| 109-sres-560 | 109 | sres | 560 | A resolution supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research. | Health | 2006-09-07 | 2006-09-07 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9212; text as passed Senate: CR S9212; text of measure as introduced: CR S9193) | Senate | Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] | MN | R | C001057 | 28 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Calls for Congress to support: (1) efforts to promote awareness of cancer in children; (2) investment in childhood cancer research; (3) medical trainees and investigators in the field of pediatric oncology; (4) incentives to encourage the development of drugs and biologics designed to treat pediatric cancers; (5) policies that encourage participation in clinical trials; (6) medical education curricula designed to improve pain management for cancer patients; and (7) enhanced education, services, and other resources related to late effects from treatment. | 2018-02-03T18:45:29Z |