Bill Text: IL HR0716 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes February 12, 2020 as being World Cholangiocarcinoma Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HR0716 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0716-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) is a rare | ||||||
| 3 | form of cancer that originates
from the cells lining the bile | ||||||
| 4 | ducts that play a key role in digestion; there are three types, | ||||||
| 5 | Intrahepatic,
extrahepatic, and perihilar; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, There are approximately 12,000 Americans | ||||||
| 7 | diagnosed each year in the United States, with numbers
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| 8 | increasing yearly; the mortality rate has increased | ||||||
| 9 | dramatically in the last decade; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Patients are typically diagnosed at a late stage | ||||||
| 11 | due to no validated early method of detection; symptoms of | ||||||
| 12 | jaundice, abdominal pain, itchy skin, and weight loss are | ||||||
| 13 | symptoms that do not usually present till
advanced disease | ||||||
| 14 | progression; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Cholangiocarcinoma is a rare cancer; of the top | ||||||
| 16 | eight deadliest cancers, seven are rare; rare cancers
have a | ||||||
| 17 | five-year survival rate under 50%, with the cholangiocarcinoma | ||||||
| 18 | five-year survival rate being approximately
20%; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, There is currently no cure for | ||||||
| 20 | cholangiocarcinoma/bile duct cancer; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Kelly green is the color representing | ||||||
| 2 | cholangiocarcinoma/bile duct cancer awareness; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Foundations, research and teaching hospitals, | ||||||
| 4 | rare cancer advocate groups, and patient
advocate groups from | ||||||
| 5 | around the globe have joined together to recognize February 12, | ||||||
| 6 | 2020 as World Cholangiocarcinoma Day; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Increased cholangiocarcinoma advocacy, awareness, | ||||||
| 8 | research, and education will bring
improved outcomes for | ||||||
| 9 | patients in earlier detection and treatment and potential | ||||||
| 10 | curative methods; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 12 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 13 | we recognize February 12, 2020 as being World | ||||||
| 14 | Cholangiocarcinoma Day.
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