PRINTER'S NO. 1527
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
274
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY TEPLITZ, KITCHEN, SABATINA, SCHWANK, VULAKOVICH,
FONTANA, GREENLEAF AND COSTA, JANUARY 27, 2016
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JANUARY 27, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing February 4, 2016, as "World Cancer Day" in
Pennsylvania to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage
its prevention, detection and treatment.
WHEREAS, "World Cancer Day" was founded by the Union for
International Cancer Control to support the goals of the World
Cancer Declaration, written in 2008; and
WHEREAS, The primary goal of "World Cancer Day" is to
significantly reduce illness and death caused by cancer before
the year 2020; and
WHEREAS, The World Health Organization reports that cancers
are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality
worldwide, with approximately 8.2 million cancer-related deaths
in 2012; and
WHEREAS, It is expected that annual cancer cases will rise
from 14 million in 2012 to 22 million within the next two
decades; and
WHEREAS, Cancer mortality can be reduced if cases are
detected and treated early; and
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