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| 2023 -- S 0976 Enacted 05/11/2023 |
| S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N |
| PROCLAIMING MAY OF 2023, TO BE "BRAIN TUMOR AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
Introduced By: Senators Pearson, Paolino, Rogers, Acosta, F. Lombardi, DeLuca, Lombardo, Mack, Zurier, and Lawson |
| Date Introduced: May 11, 2023 |
| WHEREAS, An estimated 700,000 Americans are living with a primary brain tumor, |
| with approximately 94,390 people who will receive a primary brain tumor diagnosis in 2023, and |
| an estimated 18,200 people who will die from a malignant brain tumor in 2023; and |
| WHEREAS, Brain tumors are the leading cause of death from cancer in children under |
| the age of 14, the leading cause of death from cancer for teens under the age of 19, the second |
| leading cause of death from cancer in young adults ages 15 to 39, and the sixth most common |
| cause of cancer related death among people ages 40 and over; and |
| WHEREAS, The relative survival rate in the United States for all people following |
| diagnosis of a malignant brain tumor is only 35.7 percent; and |
| WHEREAS, Brain tumors can have lasting and life-altering physical, cognitive, and |
| psychological impacts on a person's life; and |
| WHEREAS, The treatment of brain tumors present significant challenges because of the |
| brain's uniquely complex and fragile nature; and |
| WHEREAS, Daunting obstacles remain to the development of new treatments, and no |
| strategies for the screening or early detection of brain tumors exist; and |
| WHEREAS, A need for greater public awareness of brain tumors exists, including |
| awareness of the difficulties associated with research on brain tumors and the opportunities for |
| advances in research and treatment; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby recognizes the |
| importance of awareness and the urgent need for further research into brain tumors and hereby |
| proclaims May of 2023, to be "Brain Tumor Awareness Month" in the State of Rhode Island; 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 Mr. Ram Subramanian, Chair, and Mr. Ralph |
| DeVito, President & CEO, of the American Brain Tumor Association. |
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