Bill Text: WV SR23 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Designating January 30, 2019, as Cancer Survivorship Day
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-30 - Completed legislative action [SR23 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2019-SR23-Introduced.html
SENATE RESOLUTION 23
(By Senators Stollings, Ihlenfeld, Facemire, Palumbo, Hardesty, Baldwin, Hamilton, Prezioso, Cline, Sypolt, and Swope)
[Introduced January 30, 2019]
Designating January 30, 2019, as Cancer Survivorship Day at the Legislature.
Whereas, West Virginia will experience 12,440 new cases of cancer this year; and
Whereas, In 2019, 4,820 people will die from cancer in West Virginia; and
Whereas, Cancer will cost the United States economy an estimated $216 billion in medical costs and lost productivity; and
Whereas, Lawmakers play a key role in preventing cancer by passing policies to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke, and increase healthy eating and active living; and
Whereas, Lawmakers can also advance policies that will increase access to life-saving screenings, improve quality of life with increased access to palliative care, fund research, and expand access to care; and
Whereas, There are 14.5 million cancer survivors alive in the United States and 107,520 cancer survivors in West Virginia because of the efforts of researchers, doctors, volunteers, and lawmakers; and
Whereas, This progress must continue through collaboration between lawmakers and citizens to end cancer as a major health issue; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate:
That the Senate hereby designates January 30, 2019, as Cancer Survivorship Day at the Legislature; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.
