Bill Text: OH SCR24 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: To declare November 2013 as "Pancreatic Cancer

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 22-14)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-12-11 - Concurrence [SCR24 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2013-SCR24-Comm_Sub.html

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As Reported by the House Health and Aging Committee

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

S. C. R. No. 24

Senator Bacon 

Cosponsors: Senators Patton, Schaffer, Burke, Beagle, Uecker, Jones, Eklund, Smith, Kearney, Cafaro, Gentile, Brown, Coley, Faber, Gardner, Hite, Hughes, Jordan, LaRose, Lehner, Manning, Oelslager, Peterson, Sawyer, Schiavoni, Skindell, Tavares, Turner, Widener 

Representatives Hottinger, Brown, Antonio, Bishoff, Johnson, Ramos 

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

To declare November 2013 as "Pancreatic Cancer

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Awareness Month."

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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING):

WHEREAS, Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly cancers.	3
In 2013, an estimated 45,000 people in the United States will be	4
diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and more than 38,000 will die	5
from the disease; and	6

WHEREAS, Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of	7
cancer death in the United States. It is the only major cancer	8
with a five-year survival rate of just six per cent; and	9

WHEREAS, In 2013, approximately 1,600 Ohioans will die from	10
pancreatic cancer; and	11

WHEREAS, Symptoms of pancreatic cancer often do not occur	12
until the cancer is at an advanced stage. Approximately	13
seventy-three per cent of pancreatic cancer patients die within	14
the first year of diagnosis and ninety-four per cent of patients	15
die within the first five years of diagnosis; and	16

WHEREAS, The incidence of and mortality rate for pancreatic	17
cancer is increasing. By 2020, it is estimated that pancreatic	18
cancer will move from the fourth to the second leading cause of	19
cancer death in the United States; and	20

WHEREAS, In 2012, the United States Congress enacted the	21
"Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act," which requires the National	22
Cancer Institute to develop a scientific framework for conducting	23
research on pancreatic cancer and other deadly cancers; and	24

WHEREAS, The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is a national	25
organization serving individuals with pancreatic cancer through a	26
comprehensive approach, including promoting the enactment of	27
public policy initiatives, increasing funding for pancreatic	28
cancer research, providing services and support to individuals	29
with pancreatic cancer, and increasing public awareness and	30
education regarding effective treatments and a cure for pancreatic	31
cancer; and	32

WHEREAS, The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and its	33
affiliates in Ohio support individuals currently battling	34
pancreatic cancer and are committed to finding a cure for this	35
devastating disease; and	36

WHEREAS, The good health and well-being of the residents of	37
Ohio are enhanced due to increased awareness of pancreatic cancer	38
and conducting research on early detection, causes, and effective	39
treatments; now therefore be it	40

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 130th General Assembly	41
of the State of Ohio, in adopting this resolution, declare	42
November 2013 as "Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month" in the State	43
of Ohio; and be it further	44

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly	45
authenticated copies of this resolution to the news media of Ohio.	46