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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

COMMEMORATING MAY OF 2021, AS "NATIONAL SKIN CANCER AWARENESS

MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     

     Introduced By: Senator Maryellen Goodwin

     Date Introduced: April 28, 2021

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

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     WHEREAS, Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States and worldwide,

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with more than five million cases being diagnosed in the United States annually. More than 9,500

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people are diagnosed with skin cancer every day, and more than two people die of the disease

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every hour; and

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     WHEREAS, More people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year in the United States

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than all other cancers combined. At least one in five Americans will develop skin cancer by the

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age of 70. Actinic Keratosis is the most common pre-cancer, affecting more than 58 million

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Americans. The annual cost of treating skin cancers in the United States is estimated at $8.1

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billion; and

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     WHEREAS, Skin cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer. Approximately

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90 percent of non-melanoma skin cancers and 85 percent of melanoma cases are associated with

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exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Having five or more sunburns doubles your risk for

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melanoma; and

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     WHEREAS, When detected early, the five-year survival rate for melanoma is 99 percent.

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Advocacy, increased awareness, promoting ultraviolet light protection, and skin cancer screening

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will result in a meaningful reduction in the burden of skin cancer; and

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     WHEREAS, Members of the Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island, physicians

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at Brown Dermatology, the Rhode Island Department of Health’s Comprehensive Cancer Control

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Program, and Lifespan Community Health Institute are diligently working cooperatively to

 

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accomplish statewide Skin Cancer Prevention; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby commemorates May

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of 2021, as "National Skin Cancer Awareness Month" in the State of Rhode Island; 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 duly certified copies of this resolution to the Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode

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Island, Brown Dermatology, the Rhode Island Department of Health’s Comprehensive Cancer

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Control Program and the Lifespan Community Health Institute.

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