Bill Text: PA HR306 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the month of May 2011 as "Brain Tumor Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-05-25 - Adopted (199-0) [HR306 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR306-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1962
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 306 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY SHAPIRO, MAY 25, 2011
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MAY 25, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of May 2011 as "Brain Tumor Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Approximately 17,000 malignant tumors of the brain
or spinal cord are diagnosed each year in the United States; and
WHEREAS, About 20% of those people will be diagnosed with a
primary brain tumor, while the majority will be found to have
metastatic brain tumors; and
WHEREAS, Primary tumors are tumors that begin in the brain
and tend to stay in the brain, and metastatic brain tumors begin
as a cancer elsewhere in the body and spread, or metastasize, to
the brain; and
WHEREAS, The most common kinds of cancer that metastasize to
the brain are lung and breast cancer; and
WHEREAS, The precise cause of different kinds of brain tumors
is unknown, but certain factors may increase the likelihood of
developing a brain tumor; and
WHEREAS, Brain tumors can occur at any age, but studies show
that they are most common among children from 3 to 12 years of
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age and adults from 40 to 70 years of age; and
WHEREAS, Studies indicate that some types of brain tumors are
more frequent among workers in certain industries, such as oil
refining and rubber manufacturing, and some studies have found
that chemists and embalmers have a higher incidence of brain
tumors; and
WHEREAS, Scientists do not believe that head injuries cause
brain tumors to develop; and
WHEREAS, Improvements in childhood cancer survival rates have
been made as a result of clinical trials, with more than one
half of children diagnosed with brain tumors surviving five
years from diagnosis, and, in some subgroups of patients, an
even higher rate of survival and cure is possible; and
WHEREAS, Despite the efforts of some of the world's finest
researchers to develop better therapies, individuals who are
diagnosed with brain tumors still do not have adequate treatment
choices, and, in fact, the outlook for brain tumor patients has
not improved significantly in the last 20 years; and
WHEREAS, Various organizations nationwide join together to
promote public awareness about brain tumors during the month of
May.
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of May 2011 as "Brain Tumor Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania.
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