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H.R. 2159 (112th): PROSTATE Act
- Introduced:
- Jun 14, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Edolphus “Ed” Towns [D-NY10]
- Status:
- Died (Referred to Committee)
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- Full Title
To reduce disparities and improve access to effective and cost efficient diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer through advances in testing, research, and education, including through telehealth, comparative effectiveness research, and identification of best practices in patient education and outreach particularly with respect to underserved racial, ethnic and rural populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer, to establish a directive on what constitutes clinically appropriate prostate cancer imaging, and to create a prostate cancer scientific advisory board for the Office of the Chief Scientist at the Food and Drug Administration to accelerate real-time sharing of the latest research and accelerate movement of new medicines to patients.
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- Text
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Last updated Jun 14, 2011.
18 pages
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Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
6/14/2011--Introduced.
Prostate Research, Outreach, Screening, Testing, Access, and Treatment Effectiveness Act of 2011 or the PROSTATE Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Interagency Prostate Cancer Coordination and Education Task Force, with duties to include:
(1) developing a summary of advances in federal prostate cancer research and compile a list of best practices that warrant broader adoption in health care programs;
(2) considering establishing guidance to enable physicians to allow screening of men over age 74;
(3) coordinating information on federal research and health care program activities relating to prostate cancer; and
(4) submitting recommendations regarding federal research and health care programs.
Directs the Secretary to establish and carry out a program to coordinate and intensify prostate cancer research, including by developing advances in diagnostic and prognostic methods and tests, better understanding the etiology of the disease, and establishing clinical registries for prostate cancer and awarding research grants.
Establishes in the Office of the Chief Scientist of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a Prostate Cancer Scientific Advisory Board to be responsible for accelerating real-time sharing of the latest research data and accelerating movement of new medicines to patients.
Directs the Secretary of VA, the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish four-year telehealth pilot projects to analyze the clinical outcomes and cost effectiveness associated with telehealth services in a variety of geographic areas that contain high proportions of medically underserved populations and those in rural areas.
Requires the Secretary of VA to develop a national education campaign for prostate cancer.
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