Bill Text: SC H3749 | 2013-2014 | 120th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Bladder Awareness Month
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-09 - Adopted, returned to House with concurrence [H3749 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2013-H3749-Introduced.html
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
TO DECLARE MAY 2013 AS "BLADDER CANCER AWARENESS MONTH" IN SOUTH CAROLINA, TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF THE GROWING RISK OF BLADDER CANCER IN THE UNITED STATES, TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH IN THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSES AND DEVELOP A CURE FOR THE DISEASE, AND TO COMMEND BOY SCOUT TROOP 2 FROM SUMMERVILLE FOR ITS EFFORTS IN THIS ENDEAVOR.
Whereas, bladder cancer is cancer that forms in tissues of the bladder, the internal organ that stores urine, with most bladder cancers presenting as transitional cell carcinomas, beginning in cells that normally make up the inner lining of the bladder; and
Whereas, while the exact cause of bladder cancer is uncertain, several factors may make people more likely to develop it, such as cigarette smoking, exposure to chemicals at work, chemotherapy, radiation treatment, and chronic bladder infections; and
Whereas, the National Cancer Institute estimates that in the United States 72,570 new cases of bladder cancer will be reported in 2013 and that 15,210 deaths will result from the disease; and
Whereas, according to the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network, although bladder cancer is the fifth leading type of cancer and is a growing type of cancer among women, research for the disease receives little support; and
Whereas, this winter in South Carolina, Boy Scout Troop 2 from Summerville completed a fifty-mile hike to raise funds for bladder cancer research and awareness of the disease after Joe Justis, one of the Scouts in the troop, lost his grandmother to the disease; and
Whereas, to underscore the important challenges associated with bladder cancer, the South Carolina General Assembly wishes to recognize May 2013 as "Bladder Cancer Awareness Month" throughout the Palmetto State. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, declare May 2013 as "Bladder Cancer Awareness Month" in South Carolina, promote understanding of the growing risk of bladder cancer in the United States, encourage research in the medical community to identify the causes and develop a cure for the disease, and commend Boy Scout Troop 2 from Summerville for its efforts in this endeavor.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to Boy Scout Troop 2 of Summerville, South Carolina.
