Bill Text: FL S1390 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Bladder Cancer Awareness Month

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-02-21 - Adopted [S1390 Detail]

Download: Florida-2018-S1390-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2018                            (NP)    SR 1390
       
       
        
       By Senator Passidomo
       
       
       
       
       
       28-00680-18                                           20181390__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing May 2018 as “Bladder Cancer
    3         Awareness Month” in Florida.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, according to the National Cancer Institute,
    6  bladder cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the United
    7  States, and
    8         WHEREAS, as of 2017, Florida had the second-highest average
    9  number of bladder cancer diagnoses per year of any state, and
   10         WHEREAS, bladder cancer is the fourth most common cancer in
   11  men and approximately 587,000 people in the United States live
   12  with bladder cancer, and
   13         WHEREAS, men have a 1 in 26 chance and women have a 1 in 88
   14  chance of being diagnosed with bladder cancer in their
   15  lifetimes, and
   16         WHEREAS, in 2017, approximately 79,030 new cases of bladder
   17  cancer were diagnosed nationwide, and an estimated 16,870
   18  Americans died as a result of the disease, and
   19         WHEREAS, although bladder cancer can occur at any age, a
   20  high percentage of people suffering from the disease are older
   21  than 55 years of age, and
   22         WHEREAS, despite its standing as the sixth most common
   23  cancer in the United States, bladder cancer ranked 18th in terms
   24  of research money received as of 2014, and
   25         WHEREAS, smoking and exposure to certain chemicals may
   26  increase a person’s likelihood of developing bladder cancer, and
   27         WHEREAS, because diagnosis is often delayed, which may
   28  worsen a person’s prognosis, Floridians should be made aware of
   29  the early signs and symptoms associated with bladder cancer and
   30  should be encouraged to immediately discuss concerns about their
   31  urinary systems with their doctors, NOW, THEREFORE,
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   33  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   35         That May 2018 is recognized as “Bladder Cancer Awareness
   36  Month” in Florida.