Bill Text: IA HR105 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution designating October 13, annually, as Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-23 - Resolution adopted. H.J. 350. [HR105 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HR105-Introduced.html
House
Resolution
105
-
Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
105
BY
GAINES
and
THEDE
A
Resolution
designating
October
13,
annually,
as
1
Metastatic
Breast
Cancer
Awareness
Day.
2
WHEREAS,
based
upon
the
most
recent
data,
in
2020
3
it
was
estimated
that
over
168,000
women
in
the
United
4
States
were
living
with
metastatic
breast
cancer,
also
5
known
as
advanced
breast
cancer
or
Stage
IV
breast
6
cancer;
and
7
WHEREAS,
metastatic
breast
cancer
arises
months
or
8
even
years
after
a
person
has
completed
treatment
for
9
locally
advanced
breast
cancer
with
only
approximately
10
6
percent
of
women
having
metastases
when
they
are
11
first
diagnosed
with
breast
cancer;
and
12
WHEREAS,
this
devastating
stage
of
breast
cancer
13
occurs
when
cancer
spreads
beyond
the
breast
and
nearby
14
lymph
nodes
to
other
parts
of
the
body,
most
often
the
15
bones,
lungs,
liver,
or
brain;
and
16
WHEREAS,
while
metastatic
breast
cancer
has
spread
17
to
another
part
of
the
body,
it
is
still
considered
18
breast
cancer
and
treated
as
breast
cancer;
and
19
WHEREAS,
approximately
30
percent
of
breast
cancer
20
survivors
eventually
experience
metastatic
breast
21
cancer;
and
22
WHEREAS,
metastatic
breast
cancer
affects
all
races
23
and
socioeconomic
classes;
and
24
WHEREAS,
while
the
greatest
incidence
of
breast
25
cancer
occurs
in
white
women,
breast
cancer
is
the
most
26
common
cancer
among
African
American
women
and
the
27
mortality
rate
related
to
the
disease
is
higher
for
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African
American
women;
and
1
WHEREAS,
breast
cancer
is
the
most
common
cancer
2
diagnosed
in
Hispanic/Latina
women,
Hispanic/Latina
3
women
tend
to
be
diagnosed
with
later
stage
breast
4
cancers
than
non-Hispanic
white
women,
and
breast
5
cancer
is
the
leading
cause
of
cancer-related
death
for
6
Hispanic/Latina
women;
and
7
WHEREAS,
while
no
cure
exists
for
metastatic
breast
8
cancer,
metastatic
breast
cancer
is
treatable,
with
9
treatment
focusing
on
extending
life
and
maintaining
10
quality
of
life;
and
11
WHEREAS,
approximately
one-third
of
women
diagnosed
12
with
metastatic
breast
cancer
in
the
United
States
live
13
at
least
five
years
after
diagnosis
with
some
living
10
14
or
more
years
beyond
diagnosis;
and
15
WHEREAS,
even
though
there
has
been
tremendous
16
progress
in
the
last
30
years
related
to
early
17
detection
and
routine
diagnosis
of
breast
cancer,
there
18
has
not
been
as
much
progress
related
to
the
treatment
19
of
metastatic
breast
cancer;
and
20
WHEREAS,
while
statistics
are
collected
for
initial
21
diagnoses
of
metastatic
breast
cancer,
statistics
22
on
metastatic
recurrences
which
comprise
the
larger
23
portion
of
metastatic
breast
cancer
cases
is
not
24
routinely
collected
or
reported
in
the
United
States,
25
thereby
limiting
health
care
planning
and
the
capacity
26
to
better
serve
these
women;
and
27
WHEREAS,
for
patients
and
families,
the
health
28
and
economic
burdens
of
metastatic
breast
cancer
are
29
substantial
and
these
patients
continue
to
face
many
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unique
challenges,
such
as
the
emotional
and
physical
1
demands
of
treatment;
and
2
WHEREAS,
only
about
2
percent
of
every
$1
million
3
spent
on
breast
cancer
research
goes
toward
metastatic
4
research;
and
5
WHEREAS,
additional
research
efforts
are
needed
on
6
topics
related
to
the
personal
and
social
burdens
of
7
metastatic
breast
cancer,
the
needs
of
the
patient,
8
and
the
development
of
new
and
more
effective
9
treatments;
and
10
WHEREAS,
the
observation
of
Metastatic
Breast
11
Cancer
Awareness
Day
sheds
light
on
the
devastation
12
that
metastatic
breast
cancer
brings
to
communities
13
throughout
Iowa
and
may
accelerate
the
funding
of
and
14
attention
to
additional
research;
and
15
WHEREAS,
Celeste
Lawson
was
first
inspired
to
16
advocate
for
legislative
support
in
2019,
for
the
17
purpose
of
elevating
attention
and
action
concerning
18
metastatic
breast
cancer
awareness
in
Iowa
due
to
19
the
passing
of
her
mother,
Lois
E.
Spinks-Lawson,
an
20
African
American
female
who
was
diagnosed
with
Stage
IV
21
breast
cancer
and
courageously
lost
her
battle
with
the
22
aggressive
disease
on
January
19,
2019;
NOW
THEREFORE,
23
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
24
the
House
of
Representatives
designates
October
13,
25
annually,
as
Metastatic
Breast
Cancer
Awareness
Day,
26
and
requests
the
residents
of
Iowa,
on
that
day,
become
27
informed
about
and
aware
of
metastatic
breast
cancer,
28
its
devastating
and
lasting
effects
on
Iowa
families,
29
and
the
need
for
more
specific
data
collection
and
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