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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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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

     Referred To: House read and passed

     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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