Bill Text: TX HR792 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Recognizing November 2011 as Lung Cancer Awareness Month in Texas.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-04-15 - Reported enrolled [HR792 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HR792-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 792

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in
the United States; and
WHEREAS, A devastating disease that can afflict anyone
regardless of gender or ethnicity, lung cancer is the third most
common cause of death in the nation, responsible for one in seven
deaths and claiming approximately 160,000 lives per year; and
WHEREAS, Lung cancer accounts for 15 percent of all new
cancer diagnoses, but 28 percent of all cancer deaths; lung cancer
surpassed breast cancer as the number one cancer killer of women in
1987, and nearly 25 years later there is still no established
protocol for its early detection; about 31,000 more women died of
lung cancer than of breast cancer in 2009; and
WHEREAS, Learning the risk factors for lung cancer and other
types of cancers can help improve the odds of early detection; risk
factors include family history and smoking, and those who smoke are
strongly encouraged to take advantage of the many smoking cessation
options available today; and
WHEREAS, Texans are observing Lung Cancer Awareness Month in
November 2011 in an effort to call attention to these staggering
statistics, to help reduce the prevalence of lung cancer among
Texans through education, and to raise awareness about options for
those seeking to lower their risks; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize November 2011 as Lung Cancer Awareness
Month in Texas.
McClendon
Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
Allen Gooden Murphy
Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
Aycock Harless Parker
Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
Berman Hartnett Paxton
Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
Branch Hochberg Phillips
Brown Hopson Pickett
Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
Burnam Howard of Travis Price
Button Huberty Quintanilla
Cain Hughes Raymond
Callegari Hunter Reynolds
Carter Isaac Riddle
Castro Jackson Ritter
Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
Christian Keffer Schwertner
Coleman King of Parker Scott
Cook King of Taylor Sheets
Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
Deshotel Lavender Strama
Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
Dutton Lozano Thompson
Eiland Lucio III Torres
Eissler Lyne Truitt
Elkins Madden Turner
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farrar Margo Villarreal
Fletcher Marquez Vo
Flynn Martinez Walle
Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
Gallego McClendon White
Garza Menendez Woolley
Geren Miles Workman
Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 792 was adopted by the House on April 4,
2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House