Bill Text: IL SR0642 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designates the week of March 25-31, 2012 as Pediatric Cancer Survivorship Week in the State of Illinois.

Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-29 - Resolution Adopted [SR0642 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SR0642-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Modern medicine has made amazing advances in
fighting pediatric cancer and pediatric cancer survivors are
faced with a unique set of problems because of these advances;
and
WHEREAS, Cure rates for pediatric cancers have risen
dramatically during the past 20 years; it is estimated that one
in every 900 adults, aged 16 to 44, is a survivor of pediatric
cancer; and
WHEREAS, Almost 70% of children that are diagnosed with
brain cancer survive treatment today; this statistic calls into
focus the need to look at a child's quality of life in the
years following treatment; and
WHEREAS, Pediatric cancer survivorship can come with a
price in the form of long-term medical, financial,
psychosocial, and neuro-cognitive problems due to
chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery; and
WHEREAS, The major expenses of a pediatric cancer diagnosis
and treatment program are associated with the direct costs of
medical care, including charges for hospitalizations, clinic
visits, medications, tests and procedures, home health

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services, services of doctors and other professionals, and
other treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation
therapy, and bone marrow or peripheral stem cell
transplantation; and
WHEREAS, Even well insured middle-class families with
health insurance can find themselves in financial distress
because of a single catastrophic illness; even when insurance
doesn't run out, health care costs can be staggering for the
families of children with cancer; and
WHEREAS, The State of Illinois recognizes that amazing
advances have been made in the treatment of pediatric cancer
and survivor rates; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate the week
of March 25-31, 2012 as Pediatric Cancer Survivorship Week in
this State.