THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY SHAPIRO, MARSICO, BAKER, BARRAR, BEYER, BISHOP, BOBACK, BOYLE, BRENNAN, BROOKS, BROWN, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CHRISTIANA, COHEN, COX, CUTLER, DALEY, DELOZIER, DENLINGER, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FLECK, FRANKEL, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, GRUCELA, HARHART, HELM, HESS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, HOUGHTON, KILLION, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MILLARD, MIRABITO, OBERLANDER, O'NEILL, PARKER, PEIFER, PYLE, QUINN, READSHAW, ROCK, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTARSIERO, SAYLOR, SEIP, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, STEVENSON, SWANGER, THOMAS, TRUE, VEREB, WATSON, KOTIK, M. KELLER, M. O'BRIEN, MANN, HAHN, HARHAI, REED, PAYNE, MARKOSEK, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, SANTONI, WHITE AND MAHONEY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, SEPTEMBER 28, 2010  

A RESOLUTION

Designating the month of September 2010 as "Prostate Cancer

Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society reports that prostate

cancer is the most common type of cancer, other than skin

cancer, diagnosed among men in the nation and estimates that

217,730 new cases will occur in 2010, 9,800 of which will be in

this Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society reports that prostate

cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men in

the nation and will cause an estimated 32,050 deaths in 2010,

1,660 of which will be in this Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society reports that this

Commonwealth is among the top five states with new cases in

2010; and

WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society estimates that men have

a 1 in 6 chance of being diagnosed with prostate cancer in their

lifetime; and

WHEREAS, The risk of developing prostate cancer rises sharply

after age 50 and doubles every ten years thereafter; and

WHEREAS, Prostate cancer is twice as common among African-

American men; and

WHEREAS, Early detection and screening for prostate cancer

are vital to combating the disease, especially for men more than

50 years of age, African-American men and men with a family

history of prostate cancer; and

WHEREAS, With early detection, the five-year relative

survival rate for men with localized prostate cancer is 100%;

and

WHEREAS, Greater public awareness and education about

prostate cancer is necessary to help protect the health and

welfare of men; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the

month of September 2010 as "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month" in

Pennsylvania and encourage all men to educate themselves about

the risk of prostate cancer.