12-R174
2012 -- H 8032
Enacted 04/03/12
H O U S E R E S
O L U T I O N
PROCLAIMING THE
MONTH OF APRIL, 2012, TO BE "ESOPHAGEAL CANCER
AWARENESS
MONTH" IN THE STATE OF
Introduced By: Representatives Serpa, Morgan, and Nunes
Date Introduced: April 03, 2012
WHEREAS, The purpose of recognizing the month of April as Esophageal
Cancer
Awareness Month is to raise awareness, promote
education, and encourage research of
esophageal cancer in the hope of discovering a cure; and
WHEREAS, Esophageal adenocarcinoma is the
fastest growing cancer in the western
world, where it has increased more than 400 percent in the
past 20 years; and
WHEREAS, There are no known underlying causes for esophageal cancer,
just risk
factors; and
WHEREAS, Many people die of esophageal cancer within the first year
of noticing
symptoms; and
WHEREAS, Patients whose
esophageal cancer has spread only receive treatment towards
relieving symptoms, not towards curing the cancer; and
WHEREAS, Survivors of
esophageal cancer often suffer a lower quality of life after
surgery; and
WHEREAS, Almost all
cases of esophageal cancer are fatal, making it one of the
deadliest of all cancers; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED,
That this House of Representatives of the State of
Providence Plantations
hereby joins the Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research
Foundation in
recognizing the Month of April as Esophageal Cancer Awareness
Month in the state; and be it
further
RESOLVED,
That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is
authorized and directed to
transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Linda M. Molfesi, President of the Salgi
Esophageal
Cancer Research Foundation.
=======
LC02105
=======