Bill Text: IN SR0082 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Raising awareness of Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-06 - First reading: adopted voice vote [SR0082 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-SR0082-Introduced.html
A SENATE RESOLUTION raising awareness of
inflammatory breast cancer.
, read first time and referred to Committee on
MADAM PRESIDENT:
I offer the following resolution and move its adoption:
A SENATE RESOLUTION raising awareness of
inflammatory breast cancer.
Whereas, Inflammatory breast cancer is a type of breast
cancer in which cancer cells block the lymph vessels in the skin
of the breast. Symptoms, which may appear overnight, are
similar to those of mastitis, a benign infection. This similarity
sometimes results in misdiagnosis and delays in treatment, and
such postponements in care often result in an eventual stage IV
diagnosis;
Whereas, Accounting for less than five percent of breast
cancer cases, inflammatory breast cancer is the most
aggressive form of the disease, due to its faster doubling time.
Its five-year survival rate is approximately 40 percent, mainly
because of delays in diagnosis, the disease's resistance to
treatment with standard chemotherapy, and a lack of expertise
in treating this rare form of cancer;
Whereas, Because it does not form the characteristic lump that can alert women to the presence of breast cancer, inflammatory breast cancer can quickly spread undetected throughout the breast and is also rarely detected by
mammograms or ultrasounds; and
Whereas, The treatment of inflammatory breast cancer
differs from other breast cancer treatments, and early diagnosis
by a physician with experience in caring for inflammatory
breast cancer is essential. It is important to raise awareness
about this devastating disease: Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana Senate raises awareness of inflammatory breast cancer.
SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the IBC Network.
