Bill Text: PA SR296 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing the month of May 2012 as "Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2012-04-30 - Introduced and adopted [SR296 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SR296-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2136
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 296 Session of2012
INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, PILEGGI, STACK, FARNESE, KASUNIC, RAFFERTY, DINNIMAN, FONTANA, ERICKSON, BAKER, M. WHITE, ROBBINS, PIPPY, GREENLEAF, TARTAGLIONE, COSTA, SOLOBAY, BOSCOLA AND ALLOWAY, APRIL 30, 2012
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 30, 2012
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of May 2012 as "Melanoma/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 National Cancer Institute has estimated the
total direct cost associated with the treatment of melanoma in
2010 was $2,360,000,000; and
WHEREAS, Current estimates are that one in five Americans
will develop skin cancer in his lifetime; and
WHEREAS, According to the American Cancer Society, more than
123,590 new cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed in the United
States this year; and
WHEREAS, More than 2,000,000 cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer
are diagnosed in the United States each year; and
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WHEREAS, According to the American Cancer Society, 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, Melanoma and skin cancer are highly treatable if
detected early; and
WHEREAS, The American Academy of Dermatology's Melanoma/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 2012 as
"Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month" in
Pennsylvania.
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