PRINTER'S NO. 672
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
116
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY FABRIZIO, PICKETT, MURT, COHEN, MACKENZIE,
HENNESSEY, BISHOP, KIM, BURNS, WHEELAND, P. DALEY, READSHAW,
DONATUCCI, ROZZI, KILLION, SONNEY, DUSH, O'BRIEN,
SCHLOSSBERG, VEREB, BAKER, CUTLER, O'NEILL, FREEMAN,
M. K. KELLER, FARINA, CALTAGIRONE, MATZIE, THOMAS, MILLARD,
CAUSER, KINSEY, BOBACK, KNOWLES, PAYNE, FRANKEL, HARHART,
V. BROWN, GRELL, SCHWEYER, LONGIETTI, J. HARRIS, CONKLIN,
KIRKLAND, ROSS, MENTZER, EVERETT, DiGIROLAMO, DeLUCA, WATSON,
SAINATO, BROWNLEE, KORTZ, DERMODY AND SAYLOR,
FEBRUARY 24, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 24, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of February 2015 as "National Cancer
Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, In recent years, the United States has achieved
great progress in the fight against cancer; and
WHEREAS, Research and medical advances have opened new
opportunities for cancer prevention research, with many forms of
cancer becoming more preventable, detectable and treatable than
ever before, giving increased optimism for effective cancer
control; and
WHEREAS, Nevertheless, cancer remains the second leading
cause of death in the United States according to a study
conducted by Oxford University; and
WHEREAS, According to the American Cancer Society, in 2014
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