PRINTER'S NO. 3681

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 646 Session of 2006

        INTRODUCED BY RAMALEY, MANDERINO, DeWEESE, GERGELY, GOODMAN,
           ALLEN, ARGALL, BAKER, BALDWIN, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES,
           BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER, BIANCUCCI, BISHOP,
           BLACKWELL, BOYD, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CLYMER,
           COHEN, CORNELL, CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, CRUZ,
           DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FLEAGLE,
           FORCIER, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE,
           GINGRICH, GRUCELA, HARHART, HARPER, HARRIS, HASAY, HENNESSEY,
           HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, JAMES, JOSEPHS, LEACH,
           LEDERER, LEH, LEVDANSKY, MAJOR, MANN, MARKOSEK, MARSICO,
           McGILL, McILHATTAN, McILHINNEY, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MUNDY,
           MUSTIO, O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE, PETRI,
           PICKETT, PISTELLA, PYLE, QUIGLEY, READSHAW, REED, REICHLEY,
           ROBERTS, ROEBUCK, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI,
           SATHER, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SHANER, SHAPIRO,
           SIPTROTH, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, STERN, SURRA,
           TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRUE,
           WALKO, WANSACZ, WATERS, WATSON, WILT, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD,
           YUDICHAK, ZUG, MELIO AND EACHUS, MARCH 14, 2006

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           MARCH 14, 2006

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Designating the month of September 2006 as "Ovarian Cancer
     2     Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

     3     WHEREAS, Every woman is at risk for ovarian cancer regardless
     4  of age, heritage or medical history; and
     5     WHEREAS, A woman's risk of being diagnosed with ovarian
     6  cancer is one in 58; and
     7     WHEREAS, Breast cancer survivors, especially women 50 years
     8  of age or older, have an even higher risk of developing ovarian
     9  cancer; and

     1     WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society estimates that 22,500
     2  women were diagnosed with ovarian cancer last year and 16,210
     3  women died of the disease last year; and
     4     WHEREAS, Lack of awareness and education about ovarian cancer
     5  is an important factor in late-stage diagnoses, which can cut
     6  survival rates in half; therefore be it
     7     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
     8  month of September 2006 as "Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month" in
     9  Pennsylvania.














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