PRINTER'S NO. 2732
No. 199 Session of 1993
INTRODUCED BY LAUGHLIN, DEMPSEY, KING, RUBLEY, TANGRETTI,
B. SMITH, CESSAR, ARMSTRONG, BEBKO-JONES, TULLI, SATHER,
FICHTER, LEDERER, NAILOR, KREBS, PITTS, FARGO, RUDY, DeWEESE,
FAJT, COLAIZZO, HASAY, MILLER, COY, LESCOVITZ, STABACK,
GEIST, SEMMEL, M. N. WRIGHT, PETTIT, MIHALICH, FAIRCHILD,
SCHULER, VAN HORNE, HARLEY, MASLAND, E. Z. TAYLOR, GODSHALL,
BELFANTI, HESS, DALEY, SCRIMENTI, ROONEY, WAUGH, VEON,
ROBERTS, ARGALL, GORDNER, TIGUE, BROWN, FARMER, LAUB, DeLUCA,
PESCI, BAKER, CAWLEY, DENT, YANDRISEVITS, KAISER, TRELLO,
RAYMOND, ROBINSON AND JOSEPHS, NOVEMBER 22, 1993
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, NOVEMBER 22, 1993
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring December 6 through 12, 1993, as "Melanoma Awareness
2 Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Annually approximately 600,000 Americans are newly
4 diagnosed with skin cancer, making this the most common form of
5 the disease; and
6 WHEREAS, Of the three main types of skin cancer, basal cell
7 and squamous cell carcinomas are rarely life-threatening, while
8 melanoma, if not detected early and treated rapidly, is prone to
9 spread and is usually fatal; and
10 WHEREAS, Approximately 32,000 cases of melanoma are newly
11 diagnosed each year with an average fatality rate of
12 approximately 6,700 persons annually; and
13 WHEREAS, Melanoma, while dangerous and life-threatening, can,
14 with early detection, be successfully treated; and
1 WHEREAS, Early detection of melanoma is initially dependent
2 on personal self-examination of the skin, with particular
3 emphasis on moles, it is incumbent upon each Pennsylvanian, to
4 learn the early signs of potential melanoma conditions;
5 therefore be it
6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare December
7 6 through 12, 1993, as "Melanoma Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania
8 with particular emphasis on educating the public to the dangers
9 of, the signs of and the prevention of melanoma.
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