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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CELEBRATING "NATIONAL CANCER REGISTRARS WEEK" ON APRIL 6TH THROUGH

THE 10TH, 2015, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Corvese, Azzinaro, Ucci, Shekarchi, and Kennedy

     Date Introduced: April 07, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, Cancer Registrars are health care professionals and data management

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experts who collect and maintain data on persons diagnosed with this devastating disease; and

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     WHEREAS, Cancer Registrars work in a variety of cancer treatment and research

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settings and manage a wide range of demographic and medical data on those with cancer; and

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     WHEREAS, The collected data informs cancer research, prevention, and treatment

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programs; and

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     WHEREAS, The information is both submitted to and utilized by state and national

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cancer registries to enable cancer programs to accurately determine cancer patient populations,

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measure outcomes or treatment and survival, and formulate plans for improvement; and

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     WHEREAS, The Rhode Island Statewide Cancer Registry operates under the auspices of

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the Hospital Association of Rhode Island (HARI), which maintains the statewide cancer registry

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(RICR); and

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     WHEREAS, Funded by the Rhode Island Department of Health and the National

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Program for Cancer Registries of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HARI not only

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collects and maintains data related to Rhode Island's cancer patient population, but also provides

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support to hospital tumor registries and promotes the American College of Surgeons-approved

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cancer programs in acute care hospitals throughout the state; and

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     WHEREAS, Rhode Island has more than twenty-five cancer registrars operating across

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the state. The information collected and compiled by these dedicated and determined

 

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professionals is helping to improve diagnosis, treatment, and prevention efforts for many Rhode

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Islanders; 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 celebrates "National Cancer Registrars Week" on April 6th

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through April 10th, 2015. We furthermore recognize and applaud the accomplishments of the

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Rhode Island Cancer Registry and extend our gratitude for its efforts in fighting cancer in Rhode

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Island and across the nation; and be it further

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

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Honorable Gina Raimondo, Governor of the

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State of Rhode Island, and the Hospital Association of Rhode Island.

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