Bill Text: PA HR368 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the month of September 2011 as "Childhood Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania, honoring those young people who have lost their lives to childhood cancer, expressing gratitude to the doctors and nurses who provide special care to patients and families affected by childhood cancer, and encouraging all citizens to join the fight against childhood cancer in this Commonwealth.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 80-42)

Status: (Passed) 2011-09-28 - Adopted (194-1) [HR368 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR368-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2307
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 368 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, MURPHY, ADOLPH, BAKER, BEAR, BOBACK, BOYD, B. BOYLE, BRENNAN, BRIGGS, BROOKS, R. BROWN, V. BROWN, BROWNLEE, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CLYMER, COHEN, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALEY, DAVIS, DELOZIER, DENLINGER, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, DUNBAR, EVANKOVICH, J. EVANS, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FARRY, FLECK, FREEMAN, GABLER, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, GROVE, HACKETT, HAHN, HARHAI, HARHART, HARKINS, HEFFLEY, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, F. KELLER, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MALONEY, MARSICO, MATZIE, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MOUL, MURT, MUSTIO, OBERLANDER, D. O'BRIEN, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PAYTON, PEIFER, PERRY, PICKETT, QUIGLEY, RAPP, RAVENSTAHL, READSHAW, REESE, REICHLEY, ROAE, ROCK, ROSS, SABATINA, SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, M. SMITH, SONNEY, STABACK, STEPHENS, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TALLMAN, THOMAS, TOEPEL, TOOHIL, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, YOUNGBLOOD, MARSHALL, AUMENT, KAVULICH, DeLUCA, KNOWLES, COX, M. K. KELLER, GILLEN AND GILLESPIE, AUGUST 10, 2011
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, AUGUST 10, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of September 2011 as "Childhood Cancer
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania, honoring those young people
who have lost their lives to childhood cancer, expressing
gratitude to the doctors and nurses who provide special care
to patients and families affected by childhood cancer, and
encouraging all citizens to join the fight against childhood
cancer in this Commonwealth.
WHEREAS, Childhood cancer is the number one disease killer of
children in the United States, killing more children between the
ages of one and twenty than asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis
and AIDS combined, and is the second leading cause of death
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during childhood, exceeded only by accidents; and
WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society estimates that 11,210
children under 15 years of age will be diagnosed with cancer
this year and roughly 1,320 will lose their battle against the
disease; and
WHEREAS, The potential years of life lost to childhood cancer
and the potential years of life saved by treatment exceed all
other cancers with the exception of breast cancer; and
WHEREAS, Most children cannot be treated at a local hospital,
and families must face the disruption of moving for treatment at
a regional cancer center; and
WHEREAS, Childhood cancer treatment has been called the
modern miracle because five-year relative survival has improved
markedly over the past 30 years to approximately 80%; and
WHEREAS, There is significant progress that still must be
made with regard to childhood cancer treatment, because there
are many types of childhood cancer, and some varieties with
lower survival rates are still very difficult to treat; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is a leader in the fight against and
treatment of childhood cancer with six Children's Oncology Group
hospitals, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, The
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Geisinger Medical Center,
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenburg, Hershey Medical Center and
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; and
WHEREAS, Two of only ten institutions in the Pediatric Brain
Tumor Consortium are in Pennsylvania, The Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; and Penn
State Hershey Children's Hospital is one of only 11 institutions
nationwide in the Pediatric Oncology Experimental Therapeutic
Consortium; therefore be it
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of September 2011 as "Childhood Cancer Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor those young
people who have lost their lives to childhood cancer, express
gratitude to the doctors and nurses who provide special care to
patients and families affected by childhood cancer, and
encourage all citizens to join the fight against childhood
cancer in this Commonwealth.
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