Indy Standard

U.S. Senators Todd Young, Ben Cardin, and Mike Braun have introduced a resolution to designate November 2024 as Stomach Cancer Awareness Month. The initiative aims to highlight the significant impact of stomach cancer on Americans and emphasizes the need for improved early detection and treatment.

Senator Young remarked, "Stomach cancer continues to have a tragic impact on the lives of many Americans. Since 2018, I have introduced this resolution to raise awareness about the deadly disease so that we can improve early detection and treatment and hopefully save more lives."

The resolution was initially proposed in 2018 in memory of Matthew Tully, an Indianapolis Star reporter who succumbed to stomach cancer that year. It underscores the importance of educating patients and healthcare providers about stomach cancer and calls for enhanced research into its early diagnosis, screening, and treatment methods.

Stomach cancer ranks as the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer globally but remains challenging to detect in its initial stages. The United States Senate is anticipated to pass the resolution shortly.