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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
PROCLAIMING AND DESIGNATING MAY 5-11, 2025, TO BE "LUNG CANCER ACTION | |
WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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Introduced By: Senators Gu, McKenney, Appollonio, Sosnowski, Raptakis, DiPalma, | |
Date Introduced: May 07, 2025 | |
Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
1 | WHEREAS, The American Lung Association's LUNG FORCE initiative has been |
2 | working since 2014 to ensure that fewer people are diagnosed with lung cancer and those living |
3 | with the disease live longer; and |
4 | WHEREAS, Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Lung cancer screening saves lives, and advocacy and increased awareness |
6 | will result in more high-risk individuals getting screened; and |
7 | WHEREAS, Public support for research funding will result in new treatments and better |
8 | methods of early detection; and |
9 | WHEREAS, LUNG FORCE is a national initiative led by the American Lung |
10 | Association, to defeat lung cancer; now, therefore be it |
11 | RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby proclaims and |
12 | designates the second week in May of 2025 to be “Lung Cancer Action Week” in the State of |
13 | Rhode Island; and be it further |
14 | RESOLVED, That this Senate hereby encourages all Rhode Islanders to learn more about |
15 | lung cancer, risk factors and early detection and take action; and be it further |
16 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
17 | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the American Lung Association. |
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