PRINTER'S NO. 4361
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
992
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY CAUSER, RAPP, BOBACK, BROOKS, BROWN, BURNS, COX,
SCHLEGEL CULVER, DEASY, DRISCOLL, GALLOWAY, HENNESSEY, HILL-
EVANS, HOWARD, JONES, KAUFFMAN, KINSEY, KNOWLES, KORTZ,
LONGIETTI, McNEILL, MILLARD, MOUL, MURT, OWLETT, PICKETT,
RYAN, SCHLOSSBERG, SONNEY, STAATS, THOMAS, TOOHIL, HEFFLEY
AND GLEIM, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of September 2020 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 developing ovarian cancer during her lifetime is 1 in
78; and
WHEREAS, A woman's lifetime chance of dying from ovarian
cancer is approximately 1 in 108; and
WHEREAS, Approximately one-half of women with ovarian cancer
are 63 years of age or older; and
WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society estimates that there
will be approximately 21,750 new cases of ovarian cancer and
that 13,940 women will die from ovarian cancer in the United
States in 2020; and
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