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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2013, TO BE "ESOPHAGEAL CANCER

AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representative Patricia A. Serpa

     Date Introduced: April 24, 2013

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, The purpose of recognizing the month of April as Esophageal Cancer

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Awareness Month is to raise awareness, promote education, and encourage research of

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esophageal cancer in the hope of discovering a cure; and

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     WHEREAS, Esophageal adenocarcinoma is the fastest growing cancer in the western

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world, where it has increased more than 400 percent in the past 20 years; and

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     WHEREAS, There are no known underlying causes for esophageal cancer, just risk

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factors; and

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     WHEREAS, Many people die of esophageal cancer within the first year of noticing

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symptoms; and

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     WHEREAS, Patients whose esophageal cancer has spread only receive treatment towards

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relieving symptoms, not towards curing the cancer; and

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     WHEREAS, Survivors of esophageal cancer often suffer a lower quality of life after

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surgery; and

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     WHEREAS, Almost all cases of esophageal cancer are fatal, making it one of the

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deadliest of all cancers; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby joins the Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation in

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recognizing the Month of April as Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month in the state; and be it

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further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Linda M. Molfesi, President of the Salgi

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Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation.

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