Bill Text: PA HR252 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing the month of May 2011 as "Melanoma and Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 38-21)

Status: (Passed) 2011-05-03 - Adopted (197-0) [HR252 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR252-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1669
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 252 Session of2011
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
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, APRIL 28, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of May 2011 as "Melanoma and Skin Cancer
Detection and Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Most people do not realize that the skin is the
largest and most visible organ of the body and performs many
essential tasks, such as regulating body temperature, protecting
internal organs, providing sensation and supporting metabolic
functions; and
WHEREAS, Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the
United States; and
WHEREAS, Current estimates are that one in five Americans
will develop skin cancer in their lifetime; and
WHEREAS, Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer
and it is the leading cause of death from skin disease; and
WHEREAS, When detected early, the survival rate for patients
with melanoma is about 99%, and the survival rate falls to 15%
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for those with advanced disease; and
WHEREAS, In 2009, the American Cancer Society estimated that
68,130 new cases of melanoma would be diagnosed and that 8,700
deaths would occur from melanoma; and
WHEREAS, Melanoma is the most common form of cancer for young
adults between 25 and 29 years of age and the second most common
form of cancer for adolescents and young adults between 15 and
29 years of age; and
WHEREAS, The estimated total direct cost associated with the
treatment of melanoma in 2006 was $1.906 billion; and
WHEREAS, The Melanoma and Skin Cancer Detection and
Prevention Month is a public education service designated to
promote the prevention and early detection of melanoma and other
skin cancers; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
month of May 2011 as "Melanoma and Skin Cancer Detection and
Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania.
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