Bill Text: IL SR1203 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates August 1, 2014 as World Lung Cancer Day in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2014-05-30 - Resolution Adopted [SR1203 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1203-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Lung cancer kills, on average, 158,000 Americans | ||||||
| 3 | every year, more than any other form of cancer; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, While smoking is the most common cause of lung | ||||||
| 5 | cancer, secondhand smoke exposure, radon, asbestos, and | ||||||
| 6 | genetic disorders have also long been known to cause lung | ||||||
| 7 | cancer; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, The World Health Organization's International | ||||||
| 9 | Agency for Research on Cancer recently added outdoor air | ||||||
| 10 | pollution and particulate matter to the growing list of air | ||||||
| 11 | pollutants known to cause lung cancer; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Although avoiding exposure to these carcinogens, | ||||||
| 13 | e.g. cigarette smoke, asbestos, air pollution, etc., is the | ||||||
| 14 | best way to prevent lung cancer, people cannot always avoid | ||||||
| 15 | them because they are so widespread; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, The 5-year survival rate for lung cancer is only | ||||||
| 17 | about 17%, among the lowest of all types of cancer; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer | ||||||
| 19 | greatly improves survival rates; however, most cases are not | ||||||
| 20 | diagnosed until later stages; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Early diagnosis of lung cancer using low-dose CT | ||||||
| 2 | scans has shown promise in a high risk population, but is not | ||||||
| 3 | yet a generally accepted cancer screening method in the United | ||||||
| 4 | States; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, It is estimated that approximately 72,000 | ||||||
| 6 | American women will die of lung cancer in 2014, accounting for | ||||||
| 7 | 26% of all female deaths due to cancer; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Someone in the United States is told that he or | ||||||
| 9 | she has lung cancer every 2 1/2 minutes; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate August 1, | ||||||
| 12 | 2014 as World Lung Cancer Day in the State of Illinois in order | ||||||
| 13 | to raise awareness of this growing health risk.
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