PRINTER'S NO. 2135
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
451
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, THOMAS, READSHAW, WHEELAND, KIRKLAND,
BENNINGHOFF, DiGIROLAMO, CALTAGIRONE, JAMES, O'BRIEN, WATSON,
COHEN, VEREB, REGAN, CONKLIN, DUSH, SONNEY, KINSEY, R. BROWN,
MURT, KILLION, ENGLISH, KOTIK, IRVIN, DRISCOLL, CAUSER,
ROEBUCK, DONATUCCI, P. DALEY, LONGIETTI, WARD, SCHLOSSBERG,
D. COSTA, HEFFLEY, TALLMAN, KIM, MILLARD, PHILLIPS-HILL,
CORBIN, BOBACK, GAINEY, DAY, DAVIS, MAHONEY, PICKETT, MUSTIO,
MARSICO, KLUNK, KAUFFMAN, FABRIZIO, MAJOR, O'NEILL, EVERETT,
ROSS, McNEILL, BARRAR, YOUNGBLOOD, SAINATO, PAYNE, GIBBONS,
DEASY, SANKEY, SCHLEGEL CULVER, GOODMAN, MATZIE AND PETRI,
AUGUST 25, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
AUGUST 25, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of September 2015 as "Prostate Cancer
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania and acknowledging the
importance of raising public awareness of the threat and
causes of prostate cancer.
WHEREAS, Prostate cancer is a disease in which normal cells
in the prostate gland begin to change and grow uncontrollably,
forming a mass called a tumor; and
WHEREAS, Some prostate cancers grow very slowly and may not
cause problems for years; and
WHEREAS, Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer
diagnosed in men in the United States and is the most common
cancer among men in Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, Data published by the Pennsylvania Department of
Health show that prostate cancer accounted for the largest
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number of all cancer cases diagnosed in men in Pennsylvania,
with 9,065 cases in 2014; and
WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
reports that prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of
cancer death in American men, behind only lung cancer; and
WHEREAS, One out of 7 men will be diagnosed with prostate
cancer in his lifetime and 1 out of 36 men nationwide will die
from prostate cancer; and
WHEREAS, The chance of developing prostate cancer rises
rapidly after 50 years of age, and almost two out of three
prostate cancers are found in men older than 65 years of age;
and
WHEREAS, Men whose fathers or brothers have prostate cancer
are twice as likely to develop the disease; and
WHEREAS, African-American men are 61% more likely than
Caucasian men to be diagnosed with prostate cancer and are twice
as likely to die from it; and
WHEREAS, Often there are no noticeable symptoms of prostate
cancer while it is in the early stages; however, symptoms of
more advanced prostate cancer may include difficult, frequent or
painful urination, blood in the urine or semen and pain in the
back, hips or pelvis that does not go away; and
WHEREAS, Nearly one-half of men do not realize that they are
at risk of developing prostate cancer; and
WHEREAS, Increasing awareness about prostate cancer and early
detection strategies is crucial to saving lives and preserving
and protecting families; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
month of September 2015 as "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania and acknowledge the importance of raising public
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awareness of the threat and causes of prostate cancer.
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