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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 SEPTEMBER 1ST THROUGH SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2021 TO BE "OVARIAN

CANCER AWARENESS WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Senator V. Susan Sosnowski

     Date Introduced: May 28, 2021

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week is an opportunity to underscore our

commitment to fighting ovarian cancer and to finding a cure for this deadly disease; and

     WHEREAS, Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cancer and the fifth leading

cause of cancer deaths in Rhode Island; and

     WHEREAS, Seventy or more new cases are likely to be diagnosed in Rhode Island in

2021; and

     WHEREAS, All people born with ovaries are at risk for ovarian cancer; and

     WHEREAS, Currently, there is no simple and reliable way to test for ovarian cancer

without symptoms; and

     WHEREAS, Advocacy, increased awareness, and genetic testing and counseling can

result in a meaningful reduction in the incidence of ovarian cancer; and

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

Island Ovarian Cancer Alliance and the Program in Women's Oncology at Women & Infants

Hospital, the Hospital Association of Rhode Island, and the Rhode Island Department of Health's

Comprehensive Cancer Control Program are working collaboratively to reduce the burden of

ovarian cancer in Rhode Island; now, therefore be it

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

1st through September 7th, 2021, to be "Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week", encourages all the

State's residents to learn more about the prevention and early detection of ovarian cancer; and be

it further

     RESOLVED, That this Senate hereby recognizes the dedicated medical professionals and

researchers whose tireless efforts help provide a brighter and healthier future for women; and be

it further

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

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to The Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode

Island, the Rhode Island Ovarian Cancer Alliance, the Program in Women's Oncology at Women

& Infants Hospital, the Hospital Association of Rhode Island, and the Rhode Island Department

of Health's Comprehensive Cancer Control Program.

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