Bill Text: PA HR130 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the month of April 2011 as "Esophageal Cancer Awareness and Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 53-16)

Status: (Passed) 2011-04-04 - Adopted (196-0) [HR130 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR130-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1091
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 130 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY OBERLANDER, BAKER, BEAR, BOBACK, BRADFORD, BRENNAN, BROOKS, CAUSER, CHRISTIANA, CLYMER, CUTLER, DALEY, DAY, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, ELLIS, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FLECK, FREEMAN, GABLER, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GRELL, HAHN, HARHART, HEFFLEY, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, M. K. KELLER, KNOWLES, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MAHER, MAJOR, MARSICO, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MOUL, MUSTIO, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PAYTON, PEIFER, PICKETT, QUINN, REICHLEY, ROCK, ROSS, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, M. SMITH, SONNEY, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TOOHIL, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, WHITE AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 14, 2011
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MARCH 14, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of April 2011 as "Esophageal Cancer
Awareness and Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, More than 16,000 people were diagnosed with
esophageal cancer in the United States in 2010, and more than
14,000 died from the disease; and
WHEREAS, Esophageal cancer is among the deadliest cancers,
and fewer than one in five patients will survive for five years;
and
WHEREAS, Esophageal cancer often is not detected and
diagnosed until the disease has reached the later stages, and
treatment is often radical and likely to cause complications and
poor outcomes; and
WHEREAS, One of the most common causes of esophageal cancer
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is heartburn or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which is
viewed by many sufferers as an acceptable condition of life, but
GERD can lead to Barrett's Esophagus, a disorder that results in
as much as a 125-fold increase in the possibility that a person
will develop esophageal cancer; and
WHEREAS, With monitoring and treatment of GERD, the potential
for long-term irreversible damage leading to esophageal cancer
can be avoided; and
WHEREAS, Esophageal cancer can occur without reflux symptoms,
history of smoking or excessive alcohol use; and
WHEREAS, Esophageal cancer is among the cancers that receive
the least amount of Federal medical research funding; and
WHEREAS, The health and well-being of all Pennsylvanians will
be enhanced by improving esophageal cancer awareness, prevention
and funding for increased research into early detection and
treatment strategies; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of April 2011 as "Esophageal Cancer Awareness and
Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania and encourage citizens to take
steps to prevent this disease through treatment of
gastroesophageal reflux disease.
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