Bill Text: NY J01698 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Resolution 1698 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2022, as Cancer Prevention Month in the State of New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-01-19 - ADOPTED [J01698 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-J01698-Introduced.html


Senate Resolution No. 1698

BY: Senator BIAGGI

        MEMORIALIZING  Governor  Kathy  Hochul to proclaim
        February 2022, as Cancer  Prevention  Month  in  the
        State of New York

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  custom  of this Legislative Body to recognize
official months that are set aside  to  increase  awareness  of  serious
health issues that affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
memorialize  Governor  Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2022, as Cancer
Prevention Month in the State of  New  York,  in  conjunction  with  the
observance of National Cancer Prevention Month; and

  WHEREAS,  Each February, kicked off by World Cancer Day and National
Cancer Prevention Month, represents an effort to promote  global  cancer
prevention by raising national awareness; and

  WHEREAS,  There  were  approximately  17  million  new  cancer cases
globally in 2018, and this number is predicted to rise to  27.5  million
per year by 2040; and

  WHEREAS, Furthermore, 40 percent of all cancers diagnosed and nearly
half of all deaths from cancer in the United States can be attributed to
preventable causes; and

  WHEREAS,   By   quitting  smoking,  maintaining  a  healthy  weight,
protecting your skin from the sun,  and  getting  screened  for  cancer,
among  other  steps,  individuals  can dramatically reduce their risk of
certain cancers; and

  WHEREAS, The United States has made great strides to  reduce  cancer
deaths through policymaking and public education on common cancer risks;
key  initiatives  such  as  smoke-free  laws and hard-hitting mass media
campaigns have lowered smoking rates more  than  twofold  from  1965  to
2017; and

  WHEREAS,  The  government's  2018 Annual Report to the Nation on the
Status of Cancer showed cancer deaths dropped by 1.8 percent for men and
1.5 percent for women between 1999 and 2015, with lung cancer seeing the
greatest decline in mortality; and

  WHEREAS, To achieve widespread public focus  on  the  prevention  of
cancer,  it  is  important  the general public understands all the risks
involved; and

  WHEREAS, In addition to natural causes like age,  genetic  mutation,
and   other  chronic  health  conditions,  the  Mayo  Clinic  lists  the
environment as an important  risk  factor  we  can  and  should  protect
ourselves from, the most notable of which today is asbestos; and

  WHEREAS,  This  National  Cancer  Prevention  Month comes amid state
petitions  to  the  Environmental  Protection  Agency  (EPA)  for   more

reporting   around   uses  and  imports  of  the  toxic  mineral,  which
contributes to almost  40,000  American  deaths  yet  still  enters  the
country in droves; and

  WHEREAS,  The  United  States  not  only  remains  one  of  the only
developed countries to neglect banning asbestos, but also  makes  little
effort  to  regulate  it,  putting  Americans at increased risk of rare,
asbestos-caused cancers like mesothelioma; and

  WHEREAS, It is imperative that there be greater  awareness  of  this
serious  disease,  and  more  must  be  done to increase activity at the
local, State and national levels; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize  Governor  Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2022, as Cancer
Prevention Month in the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of New
York.