THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, PILEGGI, STACK, FARNESE, KASUNIC, RAFFERTY, DINNIMAN, FONTANA, ERICKSON, BAKER, M. WHITE, ROBBINS, PIPPY, GREENLEAF, TARTAGLIONE, COSTA, SOLOBAY, BOSCOLA AND ALLOWAY, APRIL 30, 2012

INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 30, 2012  

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing the month of May 2012 as "Melanoma/Skin Cancer

Detection and Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, Most people do not realize that the skin is the

largest and most visible organ of the body and performs many

essential tasks, such as regulating body temperature, protecting

internal organs, providing sensation and supporting metabolic

functions; and 

WHEREAS, The National Cancer Institute has estimated the

total direct cost associated with the treatment of melanoma in

2010 was $2,360,000,000; and

WHEREAS, Current estimates are that one in five Americans

will develop skin cancer in his lifetime; and

WHEREAS, According to the American Cancer Society, more than

123,590 new cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed in the United

States this year; and

WHEREAS, More than 2,000,000 cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer

are diagnosed in the United States each year; and 

WHEREAS, According to the American Cancer Society, melanoma

is the most common form of cancer for young adults between 25

and 29 years of age and the second most common form of cancer

for adolescents and young adults between 15 and 29 years of age;

and

WHEREAS, Melanoma and skin cancer are highly treatable if

detected early; and 

WHEREAS, The American Academy of Dermatology's Melanoma/Skin

Cancer Detection and Prevention Month is a public education

service designated to promote the prevention and early detection

of melanoma and other skin cancers; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the month of May 2012 as

"Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month" in

Pennsylvania.