PRINTER'S NO. 1889
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
371
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY PYLE, DONATUCCI, PICKETT, SIMS, KINSEY, WATSON,
HENNESSEY, PASHINSKI, BIZZARRO, LONGIETTI, BAKER, R. BROWN,
MARSHALL, HICKERNELL, GREINER, RAPP, O'BRIEN, STAATS, CAUSER,
SCHLOSSBERG, MILLARD, DUSH, SONNEY, D. COSTA, MURT,
CALTAGIRONE, O'NEILL, DRISCOLL, MACKENZIE, READSHAW,
V. BROWN, WARD, SAINATO, DiGIROLAMO, MEHAFFIE, MARSICO,
FREEMAN, GROVE, OBERLANDER, JOZWIAK, ROZZI, KAVULICH, DEASY,
PETRI, NEILSON, DeLUCA, WHEELAND, GOODMAN, THOMAS AND WARREN,
JUNE 2, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 2, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of August 2017 as "Kidney Cancer Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Each year more than 63,000 people in the United
States are diagnosed with kidney cancer; and
WHEREAS, More than 200,000 kidney cancer survivors are
currently living in the United States; and
WHEREAS, The exact cause of kidney cancer is unknown; and
WHEREAS, Kidney cancer occurs nearly twice as often in men as
in women and occurs more often in men over 40 years of age; and
WHEREAS, Other than surgery, the most commonly used
treatments for kidney cancer are immunotherapy, radiation and
chemotherapy; and
WHEREAS, Breakthroughs in research over the last several
years have given renewed hope to patients who previously had few
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
treatment options; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of August 2017 as "Kidney Cancer Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
the Kidney Cancer Association.
20170HR0371PN1889 - 2 -
1
2
3
4
5
6