Bill Text: PA HR437 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the month of November 2011 as "Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-10-24 - Adopted (197-0) [HR437 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR437-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2506
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 437 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY MURPHY, VULAKOVICH, CUTLER, BAKER, BISHOP, BOBACK, BRENNAN, BROOKS, V. BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CLYMER, DALEY, DEASY, DELOZIER, DiGIROLAMO, ELLIS, FABRIZIO, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GROVE, HARHART, HORNAMAN, KNOWLES, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, HENNESSEY, MARSICO, McGEEHAN, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MOUL, MULLERY, BEAR, MURT, OBERLANDER, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PAYNE, PYLE, QUINN, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, ROEBUCK, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, M. SMITH, K. SMITH, SONNEY, SWANGER, TALLMAN, VEREB, YOUNGBLOOD, KIRKLAND, KILLION, GERGELY AND SAYLOR, OCTOBER 5, 2011
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, OCTOBER 5, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of November 2011 as "Pancreatic Cancer
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, In 2011, an estimated 44,030 people will be
diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the United States and 37,660
will die from the disease; and
WHEREAS, Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers
and is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the United
States; and
WHEREAS, When symptoms of pancreatic cancer present
themselves, it is usually too late for an optimistic prognosis,
and 74% of pancreatic cancer patients die within the first year
of their diagnoses while 94% of pancreatic cancer patients die
within the first five years; and
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WHEREAS, Of all the racial/ethnic groups in the United
States, African Americans have the highest incidence of
pancreatic cancer, between 34% and 70% higher than the other
groups; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 2,070 deaths will occur in
Pennsylvania in 2011; and
WHEREAS, There is no cure for pancreatic cancer and there
have been no significant improvements in survival rates in the
last 40 years; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Government invests significantly less
money in pancreatic cancer research than it does in any of the
other leading cancer killers; and
WHEREAS, Pancreatic cancer research constitutes only
approximately 2% of the National Cancer Institute's Federal
research funding, a figure far too low given the severity of the
disease, its mortality rate and how little is known about how to
arrest it; and
WHEREAS, The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is the first
and only national patient advocacy organization that serves the
pancreatic cancer community in Pennsylvania and nationwide by
focusing its efforts on public policy, research funding, patient
services and public awareness and education related to
developing effective treatments and a cure for pancreatic
cancer; and
WHEREAS, The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network supports
patients currently battling pancreatic cancer, as well as the
families of those who have lost their lives to the disease, and
is committed to nothing less than a cure; and
WHEREAS, The good health and well-being of the residents of
Pennsylvania are enhanced as a direct result of increased
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awareness about pancreatic cancer and research into early
detection, causes and effective treatments; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of November 2011 as "Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania.
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