PRINTER'S NO. 1211
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
202
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MURT, BAKER, BIZZARRO, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE,
D. COSTA, SCHLEGEL CULVER, DEAN, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO,
DONATUCCI, DRISCOLL, DUSH, FITZGERALD, FREEMAN, GABLER,
GILLEN, GOODMAN, KINSEY, LONGIETTI, MACKENZIE, MARSICO,
MASSER, McNEILL, MILLARD, B. MILLER, NEILSON, PASHINSKI,
READSHAW, ROTHMAN, RYAN, SAINATO, SCHWEYER, SONNEY, TOOHIL,
WARD, WARREN, WATSON AND WHEELAND, APRIL 3, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 3, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of May 2017 as "Cancer Caregivers
Recognition Month" in Pennsylvania and honoring the vital
role caregivers play in the lives of cancer patients.
WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society estimates that there
will be 77,710 new cases of cancer diagnosed in this
Commonwealth in 2017; and
WHEREAS, Known as family caregivers or lay caregivers, unpaid
caregivers are usually spouses, partners or adult children, with
close friends, coworkers and neighbors often filling this role
when family members are not nearby or are unavailable; and
WHEREAS, Families provide approximately 80% of home-care
services; and
WHEREAS, Caregivers are an important part of the health care
team and provide a complex array of support tasks that extend
across physical, psychological, spiritual and emotional domains;
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