Bill Text: IL HR0869 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Declares October 13, 2024 as Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day in the State of Illinois. Recognizes the METAvivor #LightUpMBC national campaign. Encourages citizens to join the national effort towards awareness of metastatic breast cancer during October through METAvivor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-11-12 - Referred to Rules Committee [HR0869 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HR0869-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, October is nationally recognized as Breast Cancer
Awareness Month; and
WHEREAS, Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer
among women globally and the second leading cause of cancer
death among women in the United States; and
WHEREAS, More than one in eight women and one in 833 men in
the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in
their lifetimes; and
WHEREAS, An estimated 313,510 Americans will be diagnosed
with invasive breast cancer in 2024; and
WHEREAS, Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) occurs when breast
cancer spreads to other parts of the body, including the
bones, lungs, liver, and brain, and individuals with MBC have
an average life expectancy of 24 to 36 months after diagnosis;
and
WHEREAS, Regardless of early detection, approximately 30%
of stage 0 to stage III breast cancers will return as stage IV;
and

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WHEREAS, An estimated 42,780 Americans will die from
breast cancer in 2024, equal to 117 women and men per day, with
98% of deaths being caused by MBC; and
WHEREAS, MBC affects all races and socioeconomic classes;
and
WHEREAS, While white women see slightly higher incidence
rates of breast cancer, the mortality rate for Black women
with breast cancer is 41% higher than that of white women, and
breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death for
Hispanic women; and
WHEREAS, METAvivor Research and Support, a national
organization, funds critical stage IV metastatic breast cancer
research and educates the public about metastatic breast
cancer and the lack of funding for stage IV treatment; and
WHEREAS, METAvivor aims to dramatically increase the
current percentage of breast cancer research dollars for
already metastasized patients from under 5% to 30%; and
WHEREAS, The national hashtags for this initiative on
social media fall under #METAvivor and #LightUpMBC, with the
latter representing a global campaign designed to educate,
raise funds, and shine a light on the critical need for stage

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IV metastatic breast cancer research; and
WHEREAS, The #LightUpMBC campaign, held annually on
October 13, illuminates 117 landmarks around the world in the
metastatic breast cancer colors of teal, pink, and green to
bring awareness to the disease and to honor the daily number of
117 lives lost to MBC; and
WHEREAS, While the pink ribbon is well-known for
representing the fight against early stage breast cancer, it
is not inclusive of stage IV; therefore, the metastatic breast
cancer awareness tricolor ribbon includes teal to portray
healing and spirituality, green for the triumph of spring over
winter, life over death, renewal, hope, and immortality, and a
thin pink overlay to signify that the cancer originated in the
breast; and
WHEREAS, The #LightUpMBC campaign will culminate in a
virtual broadcast, #LightUpMBC Live, to commemorate landmarks
lighting up around the world, to share inspiring stories by
the metastatic breast cancer community, and to raise research
funds; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we declare October 13, 2024 as Metastatic Breast Cancer

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Awareness Day in the State of Illinois; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we recognize the METAvivor #LightUpMBC
national campaign; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we encourage citizens to join the national
effort towards awareness of metastatic breast cancer during
October through METAvivor; and be it further