THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, BREWSTER, DINNIMAN, KASUNIC, FERLO, EICHELBERGER, RAFFERTY, BAKER, ERICKSON, TARTAGLIONE, PILEGGI, SOLOBAY, ALLOWAY, FONTANA, COSTA, PIPPY, GREENLEAF, BOSCOLA, ROBBINS, FARNESE, WASHINGTON, EARLL, M. WHITE, STACK, HUGHES, BRUBAKER, D. WHITE AND ARGALL, MAY 4, 2011

INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 4, 2011  

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing the month of May 2011 as "Melanoma and Skin Cancer

Detection and Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, Most people do not realize that the skin is the

largest and most visible organ of the body and performs many

essential tasks, such as regulating body temperature, protecting

internal organs, providing sensation and supporting metabolic

functions; and 

WHEREAS, The estimated total direct cost associated with the

treatment of melanoma in 2004 was $291 million; and

WHEREAS, Current estimates are that one in five Americans

will develop skin cancer in their lifetime; and

WHEREAS, More than 2 million new cases of skin cancer will be

diagnosed in the United States this year; and

WHEREAS, Melanoma is the most common form of cancer for young

adults between 25 and 29 years of age and the second most common

form of cancer for adolescents and young adults between 15 and

29 years of age; and

WHEREAS, The Melanoma and Skin Cancer Detection and

Prevention Month is a public education service designated to

promote the prevention and early detection of melanoma and other

skin cancers; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the month of May 2011 as

"Melanoma and Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month" in

Pennsylvania.