Bill Text: NY K00321 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

---

Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 2019, as Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month in the State of New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-04-30 - adopted [K00321 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00321-Introduced.html

---

Assembly Resolution No. 321

BY: M. of A. McMahon

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        April  2019, as Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month in
        the State of New York

  WHEREAS, Esophageal cancer is one  of  the  fastest  growing  cancer
diagnoses in the United States, increasing more than 400% in the past 20
years; and

  WHEREAS,  Esophageal cancer kills one American every 36 minutes each
and every day; and

  WHEREAS, Esophageal cancer is among the deadliest of  cancers,  with
fewer than one in five patients surviving five years; and

  WHEREAS,  Esophageal  cancer  has  low  survival rates because it is
usually discovered at advanced stages when treatment outcomes are  poor;
and

  WHEREAS, Esophageal cancer in the United States is most often caused
by  persistent  heartburn or Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), yet
many who are at risk are  unaware  of  the  potential  danger  GERD  can
present when it occurs over several weeks or months; and

  WHEREAS,  Esophageal  cancer  can  be  a silent killer with patients
often unaware that the cough, hoarse voice, sore throat  or  chest  pain
they  suffer  can  be signs of GERD and are reasons to discuss screening
for esophageal cancer with their health care professional; and

  WHEREAS, Esophageal cancer can develop from GERD  when  fluids  from
the  stomach  splash  up  to  create  cellular  change  in the esophagus
resulting in a precancerous condition known as Barrett's Esophagus which
can lead to a 125-fold  increase  in  a  patient's  risk  of  developing
esophageal cancer; and

  WHEREAS,  Esophageal cancer can be prevented through early detection
of its precursor, Barrett's Esophagus, which can be  treated  with  new,
curative outpatient techniques; and

  WHEREAS,  Esophageal  Cancer  Action  Network  (ECAN)  is working to
improve public awareness of the link between heartburn  and  cancer  and
supports progress in early detection and treatment of esophageal cancer;
and

  WHEREAS,  Esophageal  cancer  awareness,  along with improvements in
prevention, early detection and treatment strategies, will  enhance  the
health and well-being of all Americans; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize  Governor  Andrew  M.  Cuomo  to  proclaim  April  2019,  as
Esophageal  Cancer  Awareness  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 Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
New York.