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PRINTER'S NO. 2958
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
668
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY MURT, BAKER, BOBACK, V. BROWN, BULLOCK, BURNS,
CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, D. COSTA, COX, SCHLEGEL CULVER, DEAN,
DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, DRISCOLL, DUSH, EVERETT, HILL-EVANS,
KAVULICH, KULIK, LONGIETTI, MARSICO, MILLARD, OBERLANDER,
PASHINSKI, PICKETT, M. QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, RYAN, SAINATO,
SCHLOSSBERG, SCHWEYER, SIMS, SONNEY, STAATS, THOMAS, TOOHIL,
WARD, WARREN, YOUNGBLOOD AND WATSON, JANUARY 31, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JANUARY 31, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of January 2018 as "Cervical Cancer
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Human papillomavirus is responsible for causing 90%
of all cervical cancer cases; and
WHEREAS, Each year, approximately 14 million people acquire
human papillomavirus; and
WHEREAS, With routine and accurate screening, cervical cancer
is highly preventable; and
WHEREAS, Widespread screening has reduced mortality rates for
women with cervical cancer, yet the number of deaths is still
significant despite advanced medical techniques and evaluative
procedures; and
WHEREAS, Cervical cancer rates in the United States are
affected by education, access to routine cervical cancer
screening and screening accuracy; and
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WHEREAS, Experience shows that increasing cervical cancer
awareness among women, especially underserved women,
significantly reduces the probability of mortality; and
WHEREAS, Cervical cancer disproportionately affects minority
women and women with lower incomes, who are less likely to have
access to routine screenings; and
WHEREAS, Approximately half of all cervical cancer cases are
in women who have never been screened and 10% of cases are in
women who have not been screened within the last five years; and
WHEREAS, The majority of cervical cancer patients are
diagnosed before 50 years of age, the youngest median age for
all female reproductive cancers; and
WHEREAS, New screening technologies offer advanced
opportunities to eliminate cervical cancer through early
identification of women at increased risk; and
WHEREAS, These technologies include testing approved by the
United States Food and Drug Administration for human
papillomavirus; and
WHEREAS, The United States Food and Drug Administration has
approved a vaccine for human papillomavirus, for both females
and males, with recommended inoculation beginning at 9 years of
age to 26 years of age, that prevents infection by four strains
of human papillomavirus to prevent most cases of cervical
cancer; and
WHEREAS, The National Immunization Program of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention and the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices have jointly recommended the use of the
human papillomavirus vaccine; and
WHEREAS, Women are entitled to accurate information relating
to cervical cancer so that they can make informed health care
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decisions and can access accurate screening and vaccination; and
WHEREAS, Women in this Commonwealth between 40 and 64 years
of age who are uninsured may be eligible for free screening for
cervical cancer through the Department of Health's Healthy Woman
Program; and
WHEREAS, Women in Pennsylvania under 65 years of age who are
uninsured and in need of treatment for cervical cancer or a
precancerous condition of the cervix may be eligible for full
health care benefits through the Breast and Cervical Cancer
Prevention and Treatment Program of the Department of Human
Services; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth recognizes that, through education
and screening, women can decrease the likelihood of developing
cervical cancer, and that, with early detection, cervical cancer
can be successfully treated; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
month of January 2018 as "Cervical Cancer Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania to increase awareness, on the part of women,
families, health care providers and policymakers, of the risks,
prevalence and treatability of cervical cancer and the
importance of early access to accurate screening.
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