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| 2021 -- S 0939 Enacted 06/01/2021 |
| S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N |
| PROCLAIMING SEPTEMBER 1ST THROUGH SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2021 TO BE "OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
| Introduced By: Senator V. Susan Sosnowski |
| Date Introduced: May 28, 2021 |
| WHEREAS, Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week is an opportunity to underscore our |
| commitment to fighting ovarian cancer and to finding a cure for this deadly disease; and |
| WHEREAS, Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cancer and the fifth leading |
| cause of cancer deaths in Rhode Island; and |
| WHEREAS, Seventy or more new cases are likely to be diagnosed in Rhode Island in |
| 2021; and |
| WHEREAS, All people born with ovaries are at risk for ovarian cancer; and |
| WHEREAS, Currently, there is no simple and reliable way to test for ovarian cancer |
| without symptoms; and |
| WHEREAS, Advocacy, increased awareness, and genetic testing and counseling can |
| result in a meaningful reduction in the incidence of ovarian cancer; and |
| WHEREAS, Members of the Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island, the Rhode |
| Island Ovarian Cancer Alliance and the Program in Women's Oncology at Women & Infants |
| Hospital, the Hospital Association of Rhode Island, and the Rhode Island Department of Health's |
| Comprehensive Cancer Control Program are working collaboratively to reduce the burden of |
| ovarian cancer in Rhode Island; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby proclaims September |
| 1st through September 7th, 2021, to be "Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week", encourages all the |
| State's residents to learn more about the prevention and early detection of ovarian cancer; and be |
| it further |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate hereby recognizes the dedicated medical professionals and |
| researchers whose tireless efforts help provide a brighter and healthier future for women; 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 Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode |
| Island, the Rhode Island Ovarian Cancer Alliance, the Program in Women's Oncology at Women |
| & Infants Hospital, the Hospital Association of Rhode Island, and the Rhode Island Department |
| of Health's Comprehensive Cancer Control Program. |
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