Raising awareness of the racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer on the Hispanic community.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 276 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 276 Raising awareness of the racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer on the Hispanic community. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 31, 2025 Mr. Hernandez submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Raising awareness of the racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer on the Hispanic community. Whereas colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in Hispanic men and the third-leading cause of cancer death in Hispanic women; Whereas Hispanics are the least likely to get screened for colorectal cancer, with less than half (49 percent) of eligible Hispanic adults, compared with 58 percent of their non-Hispanic White counterparts, receiving such screening; Whereas screening for colorectal cancer can detect cancer early when treatment is most effective, and in some cases, can ev…