PRINTER'S NO. 821
No. 117 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY RAMALEY, MUNDY, MANDERINO, MANN, WAGNER, ADOLPH,
BAKER, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BEAR, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF,
BENNINGTON, BEYER, BIANCUCCI, BISHOP, BLACKWELL, BOYD,
CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CLYMER, COHEN, CONKLIN, COSTA,
CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALEY, DeLUCA, DePASQUALE, DeWEESE,
DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EACHUS, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD,
FLECK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GERGELY,
GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRUCELA,
HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, JAMES, KAUFFMAN, W. KELLER,
KENNEY, KILLION, KIRKLAND, KOTIK, KULA, LEACH, LEVDANSKY,
MACKERETH, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANTZ, MARKOSEK, MARSICO,
McILHATTAN, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MUSTIO, MYERS, M. O'BRIEN,
O'NEILL, PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE, PETRI, PETRONE, PHILLIPS,
PICKETT, PRESTON, PYLE, QUIGLEY, QUINN, RAPP, REICHLEY,
ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SABATINA, SAINATO, SAMUELSON, SANTONI,
SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SIPTROTH, McILVAINE SMITH, M. SMITH,
SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, STERN, R. STEVENSON, STURLA, SURRA,
R. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TRUE, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WATERS,
WATSON, WHEATLEY, WOJNAROSKI, YEWCIC, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK
AND MURT, MARCH 19, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 19, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of September 2007 as "Ovarian Cancer
2 Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Every woman is at risk for ovarian cancer regardless
4 of age, heritage or medical history; and
5 WHEREAS, According to the American Cancer Society, a woman's
6 risk of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer during her lifetime
7 is 1 in 67; and
8 WHEREAS, Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer
1 death among women; and
2 WHEREAS, Approximately two-thirds of women with ovarian
3 cancer are 55 years of age or older; and
4 WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society estimates that there
5 were approximately 20,180 new cases of ovarian cancer in the
6 United States in 2006 and that 15,310 women will die from
7 ovarian cancer in 2007; and
8 WHEREAS, About one-fifth of ovarian cancers are found at an
9 early stage; and
10 WHEREAS, Early detection improves the chances of survival;
11 and
12 WHEREAS, Nine out of ten women treated for early ovarian
13 cancer will live longer than five years after the cancer is
14 found; and
15 WHEREAS, Ovarian cancer awareness and education is an
16 important factor in diagnosis and treatment; therefore be it
17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
18 month of September 2007 as "Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month" in
19 Pennsylvania.
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