PRINTER'S NO. 2370
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
472
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY ELLIS, READSHAW, BIZZARRO, CORBIN, DUSH, SONNEY,
O'NEILL, DAVIS, DRISCOLL, MATZIE, MACKENZIE, SCHLOSSBERG,
BURNS, BAKER, NEILSON, PASHINSKI, THOMAS, ROTHMAN, STAATS,
DEAN, QUIGLEY, SOLOMON, HICKERNELL, RYAN, FREEMAN,
DiGIROLAMO, SCHLEGEL CULVER, LONGIETTI, McCLINTON, MURT,
DELOZIER, HENNESSEY, BOBACK, KINSEY, DONATUCCI, TOOHIL, COX,
BARRAR, MEHAFFIE, IRVIN, GOODMAN, PICKETT, MARSHALL, MARSICO,
PHILLIPS-HILL, WARD, CHARLTON, MILLARD, D. COSTA, KAUFFMAN,
WHEELAND, RAPP, O'BRIEN, MENTZER, V. BROWN, HILL-EVANS,
DEASY, B. MILLER, ROZZI AND VAZQUEZ, SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of September 2017 as "Ovarian Cancer
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Every woman is at risk for ovarian cancer regardless
of age, heritage or medical history; and
WHEREAS, According to the American Cancer Society, a woman's
risk of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer during her lifetime
is 1 in 75; and
WHEREAS, Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cancer
among women and the fifth leading cause of cancer death among
women; and
WHEREAS, Approximately one-half of the women with ovarian
cancer are 63 years of age or older; and
WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society estimates that there
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