Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2024

Floor Speech

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4534, the Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act. This legislation led by Representative Boyle of Pennsylvania would require an interagency review to evaluate research on women and lung cancer.

In the United States, we are seeing a concerning trend among young and middle-aged women who are being diagnosed with lung cancer. Women are disproportionately being diagnosed with lung cancer at a higher rate than men, even though many of them have never smoked.

Approximately, two-thirds of never smokers who have been diagnosed with lung cancer are women. A clear understanding of the existing research and innovative opportunities to reduce lung cancer mortality, particularly among women and underserved populations, is needed.

The Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act will directly address these alarming statistics by supporting an interagency review on women and lung cancer.

This important bill will allow scientists and policymakers to identify opportunities to accelerate research in this area and develop a public awareness campaign on lung cancer screening to better reach underserved populations.

Led by the Department of Health and Human Services, with partnership from the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, the review would include a report on the status of existing research and knowledge gaps and identify opportunities for collaborative research to determine the causes of lung cancer.

By passing H.R. 4534, we will move our country toward progress in reducing lung cancer mortality among women. I thank Representative Boyle for his commitment and determined advocacy to ensure this legislation's success.
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Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative Boyle again for his leadership and advocacy. I urge a ``yes'' vote on H.R. 4534, the Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2024, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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