Bill Text: TX SR453 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing September 2019 as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-20 - Reported enrolled [SR453 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR453-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Prostate cancer is the second most common type of | ||
| cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among | ||
| American men; and | ||
| WHEREAS, One in every nine men is diagnosed with prostate | ||
| cancer over the course of his lifetime, and in 2019, experts | ||
| estimate that there will be nearly 175,000 new cases and more | ||
| than 31,500 deaths from prostate cancer; this year, | ||
| approximately 10,660 Texas men are expected to be diagnosed and | ||
| another 1,900 Texans will die from the disease; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although prostate cancer affects men of all races | ||
| and socioeconomic levels, African Americans are at an increased | ||
| risk; overall, African American men are 1.7 times more likely to | ||
| be diagnosed with and 2.3 times more likely to die from prostate | ||
| cancer than white men; African American men are also slightly | ||
| more likely than white men to be diagnosed with advanced stages | ||
| of the disease, which coincide with a far less optimistic | ||
| prognosis; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Early detection and treatment offer prostate | ||
| cancer patients the best hope for a full recovery, and improving | ||
| patient outcomes depends a great deal on increasing public | ||
| awareness of prostate cancer and its risk factors; men are | ||
| advised to consult with their physicians to assess their | ||
| individual risk of developing prostate cancer and to determine | ||
| whether screenings and other tests are appropriate; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Additional focus is needed on the personal and | ||
| social burdens of prostate cancer in order to provide patients, | ||
| their families, and their caregivers the support they require; | ||
| individuals diagnosed with prostate cancer can benefit from | ||
| learning about the disease from health care providers, as well as | ||
| from taking advantage of support groups and other resources to help | ||
| them better cope with their illness and treatment process; and | ||
| WHEREAS, There are more scientific studies to be done to | ||
| keep the medical community on the leading edge of prostate cancer | ||
| treatments, and the observance of Prostate Cancer Awareness | ||
| Month in September is an opportunity for the State of Texas to | ||
| affirm its commitment to prostate cancer research as a priority | ||
| of great importance; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize September 2019 as Prostate Cancer | ||
| Awareness Month and encourage Texans to seek out more information | ||
| about prostate cancer. | ||
| Miles | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 20, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
