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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING MAY 8TH THROUGH MAY 14TH OF 2022, TO BE "TURQUOISE

TAKEOVER WEEK"

     Introduced By: Senator Cynthia Armour Coyne

     Date Introduced: May 10, 2022

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, About every two and a half minutes, a person in the United States is

diagnosed with lung cancer; and

     WHEREAS, Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths for women and men; and

     WHEREAS, Lung cancer screening saves lives, and advocacy and increased awareness

will result in more high-risk individuals getting screened; and

     WHEREAS, Public support for research funding will result in new treatments and better

methods of early detection; and

     WHEREAS, LUNG FORCE is a national initiative led by the American Lung

Association, to defeat lung cancer; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby proclaims May 8th

through May 14th to be "Turquoise Takeover Week" throughout the State and encourages all

residents to learn more about lung cancer, risk factors and early detection; and be it further

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

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Daniel Fitzgerald, Network Coordinator of

Tobacco Free Rhode Island at the American Lung Association.

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