Bill Text: PA HR1007 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Declaring the month of November 2010 as "Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-11-08 - INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35 [HR1007 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR1007-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 4496
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 1007 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY READSHAW, NOVEMBER 8, 2010
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, NOVEMBER 8, 2010
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of November 2010 as "Pancreatic Cancer
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, In 2010, an estimated 43,140 people will be
diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the United States, and
36,800 will die from the disease; and
WHEREAS, Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers
and is the fourth-leading cause of cancer death in the United
States; and
WHEREAS, When symptoms of pancreatic cancer present
themselves, it is usually too late for an optimistic prognosis,
and 75% of pancreatic cancer patients die within the first year
of their diagnosis while 94% of pancreatic cancer patients die
within the first five years; and
WHEREAS, Incidence of pancreatic cancer is approximately 50%
higher in African Americans than in other ethnic groups; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 2,100 deaths occurred in 2010 in
Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, There is no cure for pancreatic cancer, and there
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have been no significant improvements in survival rates in the
last 40 years; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Government invests significantly less
money in pancreatic cancer research than it does in any of the
other leading cancer killers, and pancreatic cancer research
constitutes only 2% of the National Cancer Institute's Federal
research funding, a figure far too low given the severity of the
disease, its mortality rate and how little is known about how to
arrest it; and
WHEREAS, The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is the first
and only national patient advocacy organization that serves the
pancreatic cancer community by focusing its efforts on public
policy, research funding, patient services and public awareness
and education related to developing effective treatments and a
cure for pancreatic cancer; and
WHEREAS, The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and its
affiliates in Pennsylvania support those patients currently
battling pancreatic cancer, as well as to the survivors of those
who have lost their lives to the disease, and are committed to
nothing less than a cure; and
WHEREAS, The good health and well-being of the residents of
this Commonwealth are enhanced as a direct result of increased
awareness about pancreatic cancer and research into early
detection, causes and effective treatments; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of November 2010 as "Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania.
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