and
WHEREAS, Metastatic brain tumors, those that begin as cancer
elsewhere in the body and spread to the brain, are more common
in adults than children; and
WHEREAS, Symptoms associated with brain tumors and treatment
often include headaches, seizures, sensory or motor loss,
hearing loss, vision loss, fatigue, depression and behavioral
and cognitive changes; and
WHEREAS, An estimated 77,000 new cases of primary brain
tumors will be diagnosed this year; and
WHEREAS, Brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related
deaths in children under 14 years of age, the second leading
cause of cancer-related deaths in males between 20 and 39 years
of age and the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in
females between 20 and 39 years of age; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1973, the American Brain Tumor
Association was the first national nonprofit organization
dedicated solely to brain tumor research; and
WHEREAS, The American Brain Tumor Association has provided
comprehensive resources that support the complex needs of brain
tumor patients and caregivers as well as the critical funding of
research in the pursuit of breakthroughs in brain tumor
diagnosis, treatment and care; and
WHEREAS, The purposes of "Brain Tumor Awareness Month" are to
bring to light the serious issue of brain tumors and to urge
individuals who are experiencing any unusual symptoms to go to
their doctors for checkups and testing; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of May 2017 as
"Brain Tumor Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
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