PRINTER'S NO. 1370

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No. 195 Session of 2004

        INTRODUCED BY WAGNER, TARTAGLIONE, KUKOVICH, KITCHEN, COSTA,
           FERLO, EARLL, THOMPSON, MELLOW, MUSTO, LOGAN, D. WHITE, FUMO,
           BOSCOLA, HUGHES, KASUNIC, LAVALLE, O'PAKE, SCHWARTZ, STACK,
           STOUT, A. WILLIAMS, C. WILLIAMS, WOZNIAK AND DENT,
           JANUARY 27, 2004

        INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JANUARY 27, 2004

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Commending the members of the Pennsylvania Cancer Control
     2     Consortium for their leadership in the development of the
     3     Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan.

     4     WHEREAS, The Department of Health works with national, State
     5  and community partners to improve the health of all
     6  Pennsylvanians; and
     7     WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has
     8  challenged each state to eliminate suffering and death due to
     9  cancer by the year 2015; and
    10     WHEREAS, Each year approximately 70,000 Pennsylvanians are
    11  diagnosed with cancer; and
    12     WHEREAS, The Department of Health has initiated an
    13  unprecedented partnership to develop the first-ever
    14  Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan for the Commonwealth; and
    15     WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Cancer Control Consortium comprises
    16  representatives from State government, universities, cancer
    17  centers, hospitals, health coalitions and community

     1  organizations; and
     2     WHEREAS, Formed by the Department of Health to provide
     3  leadership and foster collaboration on cancer prevention,
     4  detection and treatment, the Pennsylvania Cancer Control
     5  Consortium has adopted a mission to work together to reduce the
     6  burden of cancer in this Commonwealth; and
     7     WHEREAS, The membership of the Pennsylvania Cancer Control
     8  Consortium is fully committed to advancing the mission, goals
     9  and objectives set forth in the Pennsylvania Comprehensive
    10  Cancer Control Plan; therefore be it
    11     RESOLVED, That the Senate commend the members of the
    12  Pennsylvania Cancer Control Consortium for their bold leadership
    13  in the development of the Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan to
    14  reduce the burden of cancer in this Commonwealth.











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