Bill Text: PA HR931 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring the Pennsylvania Lung Cancer Partnership and designating November 2012 as "Lung Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2012-10-17 - Adopted (190-0) [HR931 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR931-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 4238
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 931 Session of2012
INTRODUCED BY B. BOYLE, ADOLPH, BAKER, BOBACK, K. BOYLE, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FLECK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GRELL, HARHART, JAMES, KAVULICH, KORTZ, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, McGEEHAN, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MULLERY, NEILSON, M. O'BRIEN, READSHAW, ROCK, ROSS, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SONNEY, STABACK, SWANGER, YOUNGBLOOD, MAHONEY, O'NEILL, PARKER AND TALLMAN, OCTOBER 17, 2012
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, OCTOBER 17, 2012
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the Pennsylvania Lung Cancer Partnership and
designating November 2012 as "Lung Cancer Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The number of deaths due to lung cancer in the
United States is more than all those combined from colon,
breast, pancreatic and prostate cancers, making it the leading
cause of cancer deaths in this country; and
WHEREAS, The number of deaths due to lung cancer increased by
more than 4% between 1999 and 2008, going from 152,156 to
158,656; and
WHEREAS, While cigarette smoking is the primary cause of
almost 90% of lung cancer cases, exposure to radon is the second
leading cause of lung cancer deaths annually. Other factors
include exposure to cigarette smoke and occupational exposure to
carcinogens such as asbestos, uranium and coke; and
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WHEREAS, According to the American Lung Association, an
estimated 160,340 people in the United States will succumb to
lung cancer in 2012 with an additional 226,160 new cases
projected to be diagnosed this year; and
WHEREAS, More than 373,000 Americans are living with lung
cancer, the majority of those cases having been diagnosed within
the last five years; and
WHEREAS, Even though more men are diagnosed with this disease
each year, the rate of new lung cancer cases over the last 33
years has dropped for men but has steadily risen for women at a
rate of 106%; and
WHEREAS, The lung cancer incidence rate for black men is 47%
higher than it is for white men even though their exposure to
cigarette smoke is approximately the same. Lung cancer incidence
rates for black women and white women are basically equal in
spite of data that indicates that more white women are cigarette
smokers; and
WHEREAS, In Pennsylvania, rates for lung cancer in 2008,
according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
were between 66.9 and 73.7 per 100,000 and the rate for deaths
was between 50.8 and 56.1 per 100,000; and
WHEREAS, The National Lung Cancer Partnership was established
in 2006, forming alliances with advocacy groups as well as
physicians and researchers in order to pursue its stated mission
to "decrease deaths due to lung cancer and to help patients live
longer and better through research, awareness and advocacy"; and
WHEREAS, In 2009, the Pennsylvania Lung Cancer Partnership
was established as the second State chapter of the National Lung
Cancer Partnership and since its inception, has formed
partnerships with the premier research and teaching facilities
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located in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, In keeping with its mission, the Pennsylvania Lung
Cancer Partnership hosts numerous educational forums for
patients, clinicians, researchers and the general public as well
as fundraising events to increase resources for research and
other initiatives; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Lung Cancer Partnership supports
the Young Investigator Research Grant program of the National
Partnership for Lung Cancer, which provides a total of $100,000
over a two-year period to lung cancer researchers. To date, more
than $2 million has been awarded in support of lung cancer
research through this project; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives acknowledge the
endeavors of the Pennsylvania Lung Cancer Partnership with its
focus on research as well as its efforts to improve the care
provided to those suffering from this horrible disease; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
work of the Pennsylvania Lung Cancer Partnership by designating
the month of November 2012 as "Lung Cancer Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania.
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