Bill Text: PA SR112 | 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: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-05-04 - Introduced and adopted [SR112 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SR112-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1179
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 112 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, BREWSTER, DINNIMAN, KASUNIC, FERLO, EICHELBERGER, RAFFERTY, BAKER, ERICKSON, TARTAGLIONE, PILEGGI, SOLOBAY, ALLOWAY, FONTANA, COSTA, PIPPY, GREENLEAF, BOSCOLA, ROBBINS, FARNESE, WASHINGTON, EARLL, M. WHITE, STACK, HUGHES, BRUBAKER, D. WHITE AND ARGALL, MAY 4, 2011
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 4, 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, The estimated total direct cost associated with the
treatment of melanoma in 2004 was $291 million; and
WHEREAS, Current estimates are that one in five Americans
will develop skin cancer in their lifetime; and
WHEREAS, More than 2 million new cases of skin cancer will be
diagnosed in the United States this year; 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
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29 years of age; 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 Senate recognize the month of May 2011 as
"Melanoma and Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month" in
Pennsylvania.
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