Bill Text: IL HJR0004 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Supports the accreditation of an additional NCI-designated cancer center in Illinois.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-2)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-23 - Resolution Adopted [HJR0004 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HJR0004-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation is an | ||||||
3 | accreditation given by the National Institutes of Health to | ||||||
4 | elite United States medical institutions that are leaders in | ||||||
5 | addressing the nation's cancer burden through research; and
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6 | WHEREAS, NCI-designated cancer centers have demonstrated | ||||||
7 | scientific excellence and the capability to integrate a | ||||||
8 | diversity of research approaches to focus on the problem of | ||||||
9 | cancer; patients cared for by NCI-designated centers have lower | ||||||
10 | mortality rates; and
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11 | WHEREAS, NCI-designated cancer centers have the ability to | ||||||
12 | bring in millions of dollars of additional federal funding for | ||||||
13 | cancer research through exclusive partnerships with the | ||||||
14 | National Institutes of Health; and
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15 | WHEREAS, NCI-designated cancer centers offer economic | ||||||
16 | benefits to their communities as well, with the potential of | ||||||
17 | over $1 billion in economic impact by creating thousands of | ||||||
18 | jobs, recruiting world class physicians and scientists, | ||||||
19 | partnerships with private corporations, and the ability to | ||||||
20 | attract philanthropic donations; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Despite being the fifth most populous state, |
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1 | Illinois currently only has two NCI-designated cancer centers, | ||||||
2 | compared to California which has ten, New York which has seven, | ||||||
3 | Pennsylvania which has five, Texas which has four, and North | ||||||
4 | Carolina which has three; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Illinois has the sixth highest cancer mortality | ||||||
6 | rate in the country and some of the largest health disparities | ||||||
7 | outcomes in the country existing both in urban and rural | ||||||
8 | communities; and
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9 | WHEREAS, An additional NCI-designated cancer center in | ||||||
10 | Illinois could reduce cancer burden by increasing access to the | ||||||
11 | continuum of cancer care through partnerships across the State | ||||||
12 | and implementing a bench to community model where the providers | ||||||
13 | and researchers work directly with communities; and
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14 | WHEREAS, An additional NCI-designated cancer center can | ||||||
15 | also provide federal funding for training the next generation | ||||||
16 | of healthcare workers, including providing education in STEM | ||||||
17 | programs and mentorship opportunities, thus creating a stable | ||||||
18 | future healthcare workforce that would reflect the communities | ||||||
19 | being served; and
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20 | WHEREAS, A third NCI-designated cancer center in Illinois | ||||||
21 | means greater access to cutting-edge cancer research, | ||||||
22 | treatment, and clinical trials to improve cancer care outcomes |
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1 | for Illinois residents; therefore, be it
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2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
3 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
4 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we support the accreditation of | ||||||
5 | an additional NCI-designated cancer center in Illinois; and be | ||||||
6 | it further
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7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
8 | presented to the National Cancer Institute as a symbol of our | ||||||
9 | respect and esteem.
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