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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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H O U S 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: Representatives Ackerman, Baginski, Casimiro, Williams, Serpa,
Fellela, McNamara, Shallcross Smith, Potter, and Giraldo

     Date Introduced: March 02, 2021

     Referred To: House read and passed

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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 third leading cause of cancer-related deaths among

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

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     WHEREAS, According to the American Cancer Society, in 2021 there will be an

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estimated 149,500 new cases of colon and rectal cancer in the United States and 52,980 deaths

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from colorectal cancer. In Rhode Island, there were 470 new cases of colorectal cancer in 2018,

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and 160 deaths from colorectal cancer; 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 House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

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proclaims the month of March as "Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month" in Rhode Island; and be

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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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