PRINTER'S NO. 1375
No. 203 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY STACK, BOSCOLA, ROBBINS, KASUNIC, PIPPY, KITCHEN, FERLO, C. WILLIAMS, COSTA, TARTAGLIONE, BRIGHTBILL, O'PAKE, ERICKSON, MUSTO, CONTI, WENGER, RAFFERTY, MELLOW, STOUT, ORIE, REGOLA, FONTANA, PILEGGI, LAVALLE, SCARNATI AND LEMMOND, NOVEMBER 16, 2005
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, NOVEMBER 16, 2005
A RESOLUTION 1 Observing the month of November 2005 as "Lung Cancer Awareness 2 Month" in Pennsylvania. 3 WHEREAS, Lung cancer is the leading cause of deaths from 4 cancer in the United States among both men and women; and 5 WHEREAS, More than 160,000 deaths from lung cancer occurred 6 in 2004; and 7 WHEREAS, Lung cancer incidence rates and death rates among 8 white men and African-American men are decreasing, but rates 9 among women are sharply increasing; and 10 WHEREAS, The leading causes of lung cancer, in order, are 11 smoking cigarettes, cigars and pipes; secondhand smoke; radon; 12 and on-the-job exposure to carcinogens such as asbestos, 13 uranium, arsenic and certain petroleum products; and 14 WHEREAS, The two major types of lung cancer are nonsmall cell 15 lung cancer, which is the more common type, and small cell, or 16 oat cell, lung cancer; and
1 WHEREAS, Small cell lung cancer is the more aggressive, fast- 2 spreading type of lung cancer and accounts for about 20% of all 3 lung cancers; and 4 WHEREAS, Symptoms of lung cancer are chronic cough, 5 hoarseness, coughing up blood, weight loss and loss of appetite, 6 shortness of breath, fever without a known reason, wheezing, 7 repeated bouts of bronchitis or pneumonia and chest pain; and 8 WHEREAS, Lung cancer can be prevented by stopping smoking, 9 living and working in a smoke-free environment, testing home 10 radon levels and installing treatment as necessary to reduce 11 radon to the level of four picocuries per liter of air; and 12 WHEREAS, Ongoing education about lung cancer causes and 13 prevention is necessary to reduce the incidence of this 14 devastating disease; therefore be it 15 RESOLVED, That the Senate observe the month of November 2005 16 as "Lung Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. K15L82JKL/20050S0203R1375 - 2 -