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| 2024 -- H 8248 Enacted 05/07/2024 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| COMMEMORATING MAY OF 2024, AS "BRAIN CANCER AND TUMOR AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
Introduced By: Representatives Tanzi, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Ackerman, McNamara, Kennedy, Ajello, Shallcross Smith, and Fellela |
| Date Introduced: May 07, 2024 |
| WHEREAS, According to the National Brain Tumor Society, brain tumors and cancers |
| affect Americans at all ages and from all walks of life and the disease has an agonizing impact on |
| the quality of life for both patients and their families; and |
| WHEREAS, Brain tumors are the most common solid cancer in people ages 19 and |
| younger in the United States and are the leading cause of cancer-related death among children |
| and adolescents under 19; and |
| WHEREAS In Rhode Island, a brain tumor is diagnosed in approximately 200 Rhode |
| Islanders annually; and |
| WHEREAS, Approximately 70 percent of all brain tumors are benign, and 30 percent are |
| malignant. Both types have similar signs and symptoms; and |
| WHEREAS, A benign tumor may not be cancerous but can be life-threatening by |
| growing in the brain, and pressing on nearby sections of the brain causing serious injury; and |
| WHEREAS, Malignant or cancerous brain tumors can increase and spread to other brain |
| tissue, causing severe brain damage or death. Both types, malignant and benign tumors, need |
| treatment to prevent further brain injury; and |
| WHEREAS, A primary malignant brain tumor is a rare type of cancer accounting for |
| about 25,400 diagnosed annually in the United States. The most common types are known as |
| secondary tumors, meaning they have metastasized or spread to the brain from other parts of the |
| body such as the lungs, breasts, colon, or prostate; and |
| WHEREAS, All brain tumors, both cancerous and benign, can take a toll on a person's |
| speech, vision, hearing, memory, thoughts, and feelings. The essential parts of our life that make |
| us unique and make us who we are as human beings come from the brain; and |
| WHEREAS, Brain Cancer and Tumor Awareness Month is a time to learn and support |
| not only brain cancer and tumor research and treatment but also a time to raise awareness and |
| support for our friends and neighbors who are on a journey they never thought they would have to |
| take; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
| commemorates May of 2024 as "Brain Cancer and Tumor Awareness Month" and urges all |
| Rhode Islanders to understand the importance of research, funding, and support for those who are |
| fighting this unthinkable disease; 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 Rhode Island Brain and Spine Tumor |
| Foundation, and the American Brain Tumor Association. |
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