THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY PYLE, MUSTIO, GIBBONS, ADOLPH, BAKER, BARRAR, BEAR, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER, BOBACK, BOYD, BRADFORD, BRENNAN, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CHRISTIANA, CIVERA, CLYMER, COHEN, D. COSTA, COX, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALEY, DALLY, DAY, DELOZIER, DENLINGER, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, ELLIS, J. EVANS, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FARRY, FLECK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GABIG, GABLER, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, GROVE, GRUCELA, HARHART, HARPER, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, KILLION, KORTZ, KOTIK, KRIEGER, KULA, MAHER, MAJOR, MARSHALL, MARSICO, MATZIE, McCALL, MELIO, MENSCH, METCALFE, METZGAR, MILLARD, MILLER, MILNE, MOUL, MURPHY, MURT, OBERLANDER, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PARKER, PAYNE, PEIFER, PETRI, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, QUIGLEY, QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, REED, REESE, REICHLEY, ROCK, ROHRER, ROSS, SABATINA, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, S. H. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STERN, STEVENSON, STURLA, SWANGER, TRUE, TURZAI, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WATERS, WATSON AND YOUNGBLOOD, JUNE 12, 2009

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JUNE 12, 2009  

A RESOLUTION

Designating the month of August 2009 as "Kidney Cancer Awareness

Month" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, Each year more than 36,000 people in the United

States are diagnosed with kidney cancer; and

WHEREAS, More than 100,000 kidney cancer survivors are

currently living in the United States; and

WHEREAS, The exact cause of kidney cancer is unknown; and

WHEREAS, Kidney cancer occurs nearly twice as often in men as

in women and occurs mostly in men over 40 years of age; and

WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society estimated that last year

there would be about 36,160 new cases of kidney cancer (22,490

in men and 13,670 in women) in the United States; and

WHEREAS, Other than surgery, the most commonly used

treatments for kidney cancer are immunotherapy, radiation and

chemotherapy; and

WHEREAS, Breakthroughs in research over the last year have

given renewed hope to patients who previously had few treatment

options; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania designate the month of August 2009

as "Kidney Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania; and be it

further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to

the National Kidney Cancer Association, 1234 Sherman Avenue,

Suite 203, Evanston IL 60202.