PRINTER'S NO. 4015
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
1070
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY SCHLEGEL CULVER, NEILSON, PICKETT, DiGIROLAMO,
HENNESSEY, RYAN, BIZZARRO, SONNEY, DUSH, READSHAW, LONGIETTI,
KINSEY, BURNS, HILL-EVANS, MURT, MILLARD, WARD, WARREN,
M. QUINN, JOZWIAK AND MARSICO, SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of September 2018 as "Histiocytosis
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Histiocytosis is a general name for a group of rare
disorders that involve an abnormal increase in the number of
specialized white blood cells that are called histiocytes; and
WHEREAS, In 1987, the Histiocyte Society first classified
this group of disorders into three categories; and
WHEREAS, The first category, dendritic cell disorder,
includes Langerhans cell histosis, juvenile xanthogranuloma and
Erdheim-Chester disease; and
WHEREAS, The second category, macrophage cell disorder,
includes hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and Rosai-Dorfman
disease; and
WHEREAS, The third category, malignant histiocytosis,
includes certain kinds of leukemia and malignant tumors; and
WHEREAS, There are multiple competing classification systems,
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including a proposed five-category system; and
WHEREAS, Chemotherapy is a common treatment for histiocytosic
disorders; and
WHEREAS, Histiocytosic disorders can affect children or
adults, and more research is needed to help those impacted by
the disorders; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of September 2018 as "Histiocytosis Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania.
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