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S. 1734, The PRIME Act
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S. 1734 would provide for prostate cancer imaging research and education.
== Detailed Summary ==
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(Log in to editProstate Research, Imaging, and Men's Education Act or the wikiPRIME Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and beHuman Services, acting through the firstDirector of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to provideexpand and intensify research to develop advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection, diagnosis, and treatment comparable to mammogram technology.
Directs the Secretary: (1) to carry out a detailed summary ofnational campaign to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to the bill!)need for prostate cancer screening and for improved detection technologies; (2) in developing such campaign, to recognize and address the racial disparities in the incidences of prostate cancer and mortality rates; (3) to establish a program to award grants to nonprofit private entities to test alternative outreach and education strategies; (4) to carry out research to develop an improved prostate cancer screening blood test using in-vitro detection; and (5) to certify compliance with this Act within one year.
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== Status of the Legislation ==
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Latest Major Action: 6/28/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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