Bill Text: IL HR0368 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Declares October 13, 2023 as Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day and recognizes the METAvivor #LightUpMBC national campaign.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-6)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-10-25 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford [HR0368 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HR0368-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, October is nationally recognized as Breast Cancer
Awareness Month; and
WHEREAS, Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer
among women in the world and the second leading cause of cancer
death among women in the United States; and
WHEREAS, More than one in eight women and one in 833 men in
the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in
their lifetimes; and
WHEREAS, In 2023, an estimated 300,590 Americans will be
diagnosed with invasive breast cancer; and
WHEREAS, Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) occurs when breast
cancer spreads to other parts of the body, including the
bones, lungs, liver, and brain, and has an average life
expectancy of 24 to 36 months; and
WHEREAS, Regardless of early detection, approximately 30%
of stage 0 to stage III breast cancers will return as stage IV;
and
WHEREAS, An estimated 43,700 Americans will die from

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breast cancer in 2023, equal to 115 women and men per day, with
98% due to metastatic breast cancer; and
WHEREAS, Metastatic breast cancer affects all races and
socioeconomic classes; and
WHEREAS, While Caucasian women see slightly higher
incidence rates of breast cancer, the mortality rate for Black
women with breast cancer is 41 percent higher than that of
Caucasian women, and breast cancer is the leading cause of
cancer-related death for Hispanic women; and
WHEREAS, METAvivor Research and Support, a national
organization, funds critical stage IV metastatic breast cancer
research and educates the public about metastatic breast
cancer and the lack of funding for stage IV treatment; and
WHEREAS, METAvivor aims to dramatically increase the
current percentage of breast cancer research dollars from
under 5% to 30% per already metastasized patients; and
WHEREAS, The national hashtags for this initiative on
social media fall under #METAvivor and #LightUpMBC; and
WHEREAS, There is a global #LightUpMBC campaign on October
13 every year to illuminate 115 landmarks around the world in

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the metastatic colors of teal, pink, and green to bring
awareness to the disease and to honor the daily number of 115
lives lost to MBC; and
WHEREAS, While the pink ribbon is well-known for
representing the fight against early stage breast cancer, it
is not inclusive of stage IV; therefore, the metastatic breast
cancer awareness tri-color ribbon includes teal to portray
healing and spirituality, green for the triumph of spring over
winter, life over death, renewal, hope, and immortality, and a
thin pink overlay to signify that the cancer originated in the
breast; and
WHEREAS, The day will culminate in a virtual broadcast,
#LightUpMBC Live, to commemorate landmarks lighting around the
world, to share inspiring stories by the metastatic breast
cancer community, and to raise research funds; therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we declare October 13, 2023 as Metastatic Breast Cancer
Awareness Day in the State of Illinois; and be it further
RESOLVED That we recognize the METAvivor #LightUpMBC
national campaign; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That we encourage citizens to join the national
effort towards awareness of metastatic breast cancer during
October through METAvivor; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to METAvivor with our sincere appreciation for their
efforts to address breast cancer.