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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY SWANGER, BAKER, BISHOP, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, D. COSTA, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FLECK, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, HARKINS, HENNESSEY, KORTZ, MAJOR, MANN, MOUL, MUSTIO, O'NEILL, QUINN, ROCK, ROSS, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, VEREB, WATSON, HESS, K. SMITH, KAVULICH, KNOWLES, BROOKS, MILNE AND TALLMAN, APRIL 28, 2011 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, APRIL 28, 2011 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Recognizing the month of May 2011 as "Melanoma and Skin Cancer |
2 | Detection and Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, Most people do not realize that the skin is the |
4 | largest and most visible organ of the body and performs many |
5 | essential tasks, such as regulating body temperature, protecting |
6 | internal organs, providing sensation and supporting metabolic |
7 | functions; and |
8 | WHEREAS, Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the |
9 | United States; and |
10 | WHEREAS, Current estimates are that one in five Americans |
11 | will develop skin cancer in their lifetime; and |
12 | WHEREAS, Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer |
13 | and it is the leading cause of death from skin disease; and |
14 | WHEREAS, When detected early, the survival rate for patients |
15 | with melanoma is about 99%, and the survival rate falls to 15% |
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1 | for those with advanced disease; and |
2 | WHEREAS, In 2009, the American Cancer Society estimated that |
3 | 68,130 new cases of melanoma would be diagnosed and that 8,700 |
4 | deaths would occur from melanoma; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Melanoma is the most common form of cancer for young |
6 | adults between 25 and 29 years of age and the second most common |
7 | form of cancer for adolescents and young adults between 15 and |
8 | 29 years of age; and |
9 | WHEREAS, The estimated total direct cost associated with the |
10 | treatment of melanoma in 2006 was $1.906 billion; and |
11 | WHEREAS, The Melanoma and Skin Cancer Detection and |
12 | Prevention Month is a public education service designated to |
13 | promote the prevention and early detection of melanoma and other |
14 | skin cancers; therefore be it |
15 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the |
16 | month of May 2011 as "Melanoma and Skin Cancer Detection and |
17 | Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania. |
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