PRINTER'S NO. 3136
No. 523 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY STABACK, DECEMBER 19, 2003
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
DECEMBER 19, 2003
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating March 31, 2004, as "Helen Phillips CASUAL Day for
2 Colon Cancer Awareness" in northeastern Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of
4 cancer deaths in this Commonwealth, killing nearly 3,000
5 citizens each year; and
6 WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is the most commonly diagnosed
7 cancer in the northeastern Pennsylvania counties of Lackawanna,
8 Luzerne, Wyoming, Susquehanna, Pike and Wayne, with 700 cases
9 diagnosed and 300 deaths each year; and
10 WHEREAS, The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute has
11 developed and implemented a targeted colorectal cancer awareness
12 program promoting lifesaving cancer screening and lifestyle
13 changes, including outreach and education; and
14 WHEREAS, Helen Phillips, a leading community volunteer from
15 northeastern Pennsylvania, died of colorectal cancer; and
16 WHEREAS, Family members and community leaders throughout
17 northeastern Pennsylvania have come together to honor Helen
1 Phillips and promote colorectal cancer awareness through a
2 program known as CASUAL - Colorectal Cancer Awareness Saves
3 Unlimited Adult Lives; and
4 WHEREAS, March has been set aside as "National Colorectal
5 Cancer Awareness Month," and the last Wednesday of the monthlong
6 observance is recognized as "Helen Phillips CASUAL Day for Colon
7 Cancer Awareness"; therefore be it
8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate March
9 31, 2004, as "Helen Phillips CASUAL Day for Colon Cancer
10 Awareness" in northeastern Pennsylvania.
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