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PRINTER'S NO. 1810
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
367
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY VANCE, BAKER, BROWNE, KITCHEN, DINNIMAN, SCHWANK,
COSTA, GREENLEAF, McGARRIGLE, RAFFERTY, SCAVELLO, WHITE,
FARNESE, FONTANA, SABATINA, TARTAGLIONE, TEPLITZ AND
YUDICHAK, MAY 16, 2016
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 16, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of May 2016 as "Cystic Fibrosis Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease affecting
approximately 30,000 children and adults in the United States
and nearly 70,000 children and adults worldwide, 1,462 of which
live in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, A defective gene causes the body to produce an
abnormally thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and these
secretions produce life-threatening lung infections and obstruct
the pancreas, preventing digestive enzymes from reaching the
intestines to help break down and absorb food; and
WHEREAS, More than 10 million Americans are symptomless
carriers of the defective CF gene; and
WHEREAS, CF occurs in approximately 1 out of every 3,500 live
births in the United States; and
WHEREAS, With the advances in the treatment of CF, the median
age of survival for a person with CF has risen to 41 years of
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age; and
WHEREAS, Nearly 50% of the CF population is at least 18 years
of age, and people with CF have a variety of symptoms attributed
to the more than 1,800 mutations of the CF gene; and
WHEREAS, Early diagnosis of CF permits early treatment and
enhances quality of life and longevity and the treatment of CF
depends on the stage of the disease and the organs involved; and
WHEREAS, Infant blood screening to detect genetic defects is
the most reliable and least costly method to identify persons
likely to have CF; and
WHEREAS, Clearing mucus from the lungs is an important part
of the daily CF treatment regimen and other types of treatments
include inhaled antibiotics and pancreatic enzymes, among
others; and
WHEREAS, There are 11 world-class treatment centers in this
Commonwealth which specialize in the diagnosis and the care of
persons with CF; and
WHEREAS, Improving the length and quality of life for people
with CF starts with awareness; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of May 2016 as
"Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
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