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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING MARCH AS "COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     

     Introduced By: Senator Maryellen Goodwin

     Date Introduced: March 04, 2021

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

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     WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society encourages the citizens of the State of Rhode

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Island to observe March, 2021, as "Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month"; and

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     WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths

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among men and women combined in Rhode Island as well as in the United States; and

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     WHEREAS, An estimated 490 people in Rhode Island will be diagnosed with colorectal

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cancer this year and an estimated 160 people in Rhode Island will die from this disease in 2021;

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and

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     WHEREAS, When colorectal cancer is found early, it has a survival rate of 80-95

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percent, but left undetected, survival rates for colorectal cancer can plummet to 10 percent; and

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     WHEREAS, There are often no symptoms of colorectal cancer, but regular screenings

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can significantly reduce the number of deaths from this disease by detecting cancerous or pre-

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cancerous conditions early, when treatment is most effective; and

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     WHEREAS, Education can help inform the public of methods of early detection and

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prevention. Colorectal cancer is largely preventable with screening tests that find and remove pre-

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cancerous polyps; and

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     WHEREAS, Working with the legislature, the American Cancer Society remains

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committed and dedicated to informing the public about colorectal cancer prevention and

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screening; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby proclaims the month

 

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of March as "Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month" in Rhode Island; 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 American Cancer Society, and Dr. Samir

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Shah, President-Elect, American College of Gastroenterology.

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