PRINTER'S NO. 1542
No. 212 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY O'PAKE, TARTAGLIONE, KASUNIC, ORIE, FONTANA,
LAVALLE, STOUT, PUNT, PIPPY, RAFFERTY, BRUBAKER, MUSTO,
C. WILLIAMS, WAUGH, ERICKSON, ARMSTRONG, BROWNE, LOGAN,
ROBBINS, GREENLEAF, WONDERLING, EARLL, TOMLINSON, MELLOW,
COSTA, KITCHEN AND WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 13, 2007
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, NOVEMBER 13, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating November 14, 2007, as "Leukemia, Lymphoma and
2 Myeloma Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma will, according to
4 statistics, kill an estimated 2,820 people in this Commonwealth
5 this year; and
6 WHEREAS, The National Cancer Institute of the National
7 Institutes of Health is committed to the elimination of
8 suffering and death due to cancers affecting blood by the year
9 2015; and
10 WHEREAS, The Senate is similarly committed to the eradication
11 of blood cancers and supports the treatment of people in this
12 Commonwealth who suffer from them; and
13 WHEREAS, The Senate will continue efforts to provide support
14 for research and other efforts that will lead to a complete cure
15 for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma; therefore be it
16 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate November 14, 2007, as
1 "Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Awareness Day" to enhance the
2 understanding of cancers affecting blood, encourage
3 participation in voluntary activities to support education
4 programs and support the funding of research programs to find a
5 cure for blood cancers.
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