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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| INTRODUCED BY KNOWLES, MILLARD, HEFFLEY, ELLIS, OBERLANDER, ADOLPH, BAKER, BOBACK, BROOKS, R. BROWN, V. BROWN, CAUSER, CLYMER, D. COSTA, DALEY, DiGIROLAMO, EMRICK, EVERETT, FARRY, FLECK, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLEN, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, HAHN, HARHART, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, KAVULICH, M. K. KELLER, KILLION, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MAHER, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MARSICO, METCALFE, MILNE, MIRABITO, MOUL, MURPHY, O'NEILL, PASHINSKI, PICKETT, QUINN, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, ROSS, SABATINA, SAINATO, SANTONI, CULVER, SONNEY, STERN, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TOBASH, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATSON AND YOUNGBLOOD, NOVEMBER 3, 2011 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, NOVEMBER 3, 2011 |
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1 | Designating the month of November 2011 as "Lung Cancer Awareness |
2 | Month" in Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, Lung Cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in |
4 | this nation and this Commonwealth; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Lung cancer will be responsible for more American |
6 | deaths in 2011 than breast, prostate, colon, liver and kidney |
7 | cancers combined; and |
8 | WHEREAS, There are an estimated 221,130 new cases of lung |
9 | cancer and 430 deaths from lung cancer each day in this nation, |
10 | resulting in approximately 157,000 deaths annually, nearly |
11 | 129,000 were caused by smoking; and |
12 | WHEREAS, There will be an estimated 10,900 new cases of lung |
13 | cancer and 7,960 deaths from lung cancer this year in this |
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1 | Commonwealth; and |
2 | WHEREAS, Smoking is the number one cause of lung cancer, |
3 | contributing to 80% and 90% of lung cancer deaths in women and |
4 | men, respectively; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Other causes of lung cancer include exposure to |
6 | cancer-causing substances or carcinogens, such as asbestos, |
7 | radon, uranium, arsenic and certain petroleum products; and |
8 | WHEREAS, Symptoms of lung cancer include chronic cough, |
9 | hoarseness, coughing up blood, weight loss and loss of appetite, |
10 | shortness of breath, fever without a known reason, wheezing, |
11 | repeated bouts of bronchitis or pneumonia and chest pain; and |
12 | WHEREAS, In the early stages of lung cancer, these symptoms |
13 | are usually absent, although when the symptoms occur, the cancer |
14 | is most often advanced; and |
15 | WHEREAS, There is currently no standard or cost-effective |
16 | screening procedure for lung cancer; and |
17 | WHEREAS, Funding for lung cancer medical research falls far |
18 | short of that for diseases with lesser fatality rates; and |
19 | WHEREAS, To help educate residents of this Commonwealth, the |
20 | American Lung Association of Pennsylvania supports designating |
21 | the month of November 2011 as "Lung Cancer Awareness Month"; and |
22 | WHEREAS, It is fitting and proper for this Commonwealth to |
23 | join this nation in designating the month of November 2011 as |
24 | "Lung Cancer Awareness Month" so that through better education, |
25 | more cases of lung cancer may be found in the early stages when |
26 | the chance of long-term survival is enhanced; therefore be it |
27 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the |
28 | month of November 2011 as "Lung Cancer Awareness Month" in |
29 | Pennsylvania to promote greater public awareness, enhance |
30 | education, erase the stigma and increase early diagnosis of this |
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1 | disease in order to reduce health costs and to save lives in |
2 | this Commonwealth. |
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