Bill Text: FL H9117 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-26 - Placed on Ceremonial Resolutions Calendar - Publication only [H9117 Detail]

Download: Florida-2011-H9117-Introduced.html

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HR 9117

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution designating November 2011 as "Lung Cancer
3	Awareness Month" in Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, Florida ranks second in the nation in both the
6	number of new lung cancer cases and the number of deaths per
7	year, with approximately 18,500 Floridians diagnosed in 2010 and
8	an estimated 11,600 expected to die from this disease, and
9	WHEREAS, lung cancer causes more deaths than any other
10	cancer, the 5-year survival rate for all stages of lung cancer
11	combined is only 16 percent, and screening for early lung cancer
12	detection has not yet been proven to reduce mortality, and
13	WHEREAS, the most significant risk factors for developing
14	lung cancer are cigarette smoking and other tobacco consumption,
15	with more than 87 percent of all lung cancer deaths attributed
16	to smoking tobacco products, and
17	WHEREAS, health costs for lung cancer and other smoking-
18	related diseases in Florida are estimated at $6.32 billion, with
19	$1.2 billion in state Medicaid costs, and
20	WHEREAS, established comprehensive tobacco-prevention
21	programs in other states have resulted in significant declines
22	in state health care costs and other smoking-caused expenditures
23	and have prevented thousands of people from suffering from a
24	wide range of smoking-related illnesses, and
25	WHEREAS, nearly 50,000 deaths in the United States each
26	year from lung cancer and heart disease are attributed to
27	second-hand smoke exposure, and
28	WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society, in partnership with
29	the Florida Department of Health, helps smokers quit through the
30	proven cessation support of the Florida Quit-For-Life-Line, and
31	WHEREAS, the Florida Division of the American Cancer
32	Society is committed to fighting lung cancer through all
33	scientifically proven methods, including the comprehensive
34	statewide youth tobacco prevention and cessation program
35	recommended by the United States Centers for Disease Control and
36	Prevention, NOW, THEREFORE,
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38	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
39	Florida:
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41	That the month of November 2011 is designated as "Lung
42	Cancer Awareness Month" in the State of Florida, and all
43	Floridians are urged to understand and take steps to minimize
44	lung cancer risks and to join the American Cancer Society in
45	promoting better health through the cessation of current smoking
46	and prevention of future tobacco use.

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