para los niños que padecen del cáncer, pueden acudir a esa información, es con parte de la american cancer societyos aquí enseguida, no se nos vayan. [música] damián trujillo: bueno, y ahora ¿qué hacer con sus niños durante este largo verano?, bueno, tenemos ideas, y con esas ideas viene elizabeth castañeda, que es de la, de la biblioteca pública de la ciudad de san josé; nos acompaña aquí otra vez en comunidad del valle, elizabeth, bienvenida, otra vez, al programa. elizabeth castañeda: muchas gracias damián, este, estoy muy contenta de ser parte del programa, de nuevo. damián trujillo: gracias, bueno, mira, muchos padres de familia, madres de familia, están preocupados, "¿qué voy a hacer con mis niños?, y ya que estamos en verano, y quiero, tengo que tenerlos ocupados en algo", que, ¿qué ideas tiene la biblioteca de la ciudad de san josé? elizabeth castañeda: cada verano siempre estamos muy, muy, este, ocupados, preparando muchos programas para los, este, estudiantes, para las familias, para todos los miembros de la comunidad; este verano tenemos, este, el programa que se llama "summer learning"

. >> reporter: then she found resources at the american cancer society, including an 800 number for patientso recovery program connecting cancer patients with trained volunteers who are also survivors. >> she suggested things like asking the doctor if it was okay if i could record our sessions so i could replay so i could be reminded of what my treatment was like. >> reporter: there are nearly 17 million cancer survivors in the u.s., a number expected to increase to 22 million in the coming years, due to our aging population and advances in early detection and treatment. >> we've had a 32% mortality decline since 1991 and those cancer survivors have specialized needs post treatment. >> reporter: dr. karen knutson is ceo of the american cancer society. she says research for survivors is critical. >> the importance of not just bringing someone to the point where they are five years beyond their laster this by but enhancing their quality of life at that time. the go el is to identify what is the personalized health plan for that individual moving forward. >> reporter: kcomeshia is now a volunte

the american cancer society says that melanoma accounts for 1% of cancer that it causes a large number of cancer deaths. they see u.s. physicians will likely diagnose at least 100,000 new melanoma cases. more men will die than women. that is why this cancer center is offering this scanning technology. doctor rossi says it can reduce the need for biopsy. >> by having photos of your body and your mole we can say, at this point in time it look like this but now it has changed or gotten larger or become darker or it has added colors or irregular texture. >> reporter: he says that his cancer was in a pre-existing mold but a melanoma can occur out of nowhere and then spread. >> to sing the skin cancer is if it is not caught early it can grow and invade deeper. with melanoma it can spread to other parts of the body. >> reporter: stephen knows that his cancer could come back. and he is convinced this tool may have saved his life. >> everyone should be taking care of themselves as frequently as possible. >> that was irika byfield reporting. >>> coming up, one industry is expecting a rebound but

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support including hospice of the golden aisles, boys and girls clubs of southeast georgia, the american cancer society, and many more. among their service organizations, members of the company have also given back through their community by playing roles in community initiatives such as squash and zoning issues to enhance the quality of life in the golden aisles congratulations, pat and i commend you on your incredible service to your community. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: i rise today to congratulate the houston pride community and the 44th annual pride parade in houston. and to celebrate the caucus that has fought against hiv-aids, political empowerment, educating the public and helping those in the lgbtqi community who could not help themselves. congratulations to you for a stupendous commitment to zivic participation in our state and in our communities. let me also say i rise again to raise the protoirkt kids act

among them, the chief scientific officer for the american cancer society, dr. potential implications for the treatment of certain cancers. >> which is really exciting about this, the potential for, you know, immunotherapy by itself to be given to patients in a way they may never need, you know, chemotherapy or very aggressive surgery. >> in addition to this study, the new england journal of medicine published an editorial by a separate medical expert, u.n.c. chapel hill oncologist writes about the study. very little is known about the duration of time needed to find out whether a clinical complete response to the drug equates to a cure. she says additional studies are needed to determine whether the drug will have the same affect on a larger population of patients based on this initial data from this early study. she says this is "cause for great optimism." sandra. >> sandra: wow, ok, we are going to dig in here. jonathan, thank you. john. >> john: let's bring in dr. nicole saphier, radiologist and director of breast imaging at memorial sloan kettering and fox

joseph's hospital foundation board, the chat ham -- chaght am leadership board and the american cancer society. he played a major role in the building of the beautiful bridge and started a park and support group that continues to benefit people today. he was also very involved in the republican club. a loving father and husband, outdoorsman, community advocate and agent of change, russ will be dearly missed. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, i rise today to recognize the 10th anniversary of the daca program on june 15, 2022. in the last decade, this program has allowed young americans to pursue the american dream in the only country they know to be their home. they have been able to live without fear of being separated from their families. and have been able to pursue higher education and their dream jobs. they are our friends, our family members, trusted community leaders, co-workers and f

get the resources and support you need to quit smoking from the american cancer society at cancer.org/smokeout. actl hold hearings on prime time tv tonight. the house committee will call more witnesses to share in full public view what they know. one of the confirmed witnesses is capitol police officer caroline edwards. she was the first law enforcement employee injured when the rioters pushed their way into the u. s capitol. now another is british filmmaker nick questioned who captured some of the most vivid images of that day. opinions about tonight. hearings for mostly along party lines. these hearings will be a chance for the country to come together. to rally around the truth and unite around the rule of law. we owe it to the officers who lost their lives in the officers who were injured, but i wish they would really have time hearing on his inflation rise of crime in this country as well. then the border itself. how can we secure that? what about baby for not. the house committee has already interviewed more than 1000 people and spent months reading 140,000 reports. but these ar

. >>> the american society of clinical oncology asco with the latest developments in cancer care, joininge boards of pfizer and alumna and a partner at the vc firm new enterprise associates are you excited to talk about something other than covid, scott, number one? >> yes, look, there is really stunning data coming out of this conference the big story is advances to make the treatment more main stream we've seen the ability to harness the ahun system in ways to target cancer in very efficient fashion and a perception of limitations on the approaches they were too costly and couldn't be made to off the shelf preparations and would only be relevant in liquid tumors we're seeing early data that signiuggests the limitations wib entering the space we've seen a lot of intervention with cell therapy, targeting cancer and just briefly, this is really the converging of three parallel areas of development that have been underway for a long period of time in cancer. first, the ability to target the signature cancer cells and molecular and back in 2001, second affirming our understanding of how to u