PRINTER'S NO. 3177
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
762
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY FREEMAN, HENNESSEY, BAKER, BURNS, READSHAW,
DeLUCA, NEILSON, DRISCOLL, DONATUCCI, WARD, RYAN, DiGIROLAMO,
THOMAS, MATZIE, SONNEY, DUSH, MILLARD, MEHAFFIE, SCHLOSSBERG,
LONGIETTI, PASHINSKI, KAVULICH, DEASY, PICKETT, MACKENZIE,
COX, O'NEILL, J. McNEILL, STAATS, DOWLING, SAINATO,
YOUNGBLOOD, EVERETT, CAUSER, VITALI, CALTAGIRONE, MURT,
WARREN, SCHWEYER, OBERLANDER, MARSICO, HILL-EVANS, WATSON,
KINSEY, BRADFORD, GILLEN AND SCHLEGEL CULVER, MARCH 15, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 15, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of May 2018 as "Bladder Cancer Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, In 2018, an estimated 4,240 individuals will be
diagnosed with bladder cancer in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, More than 500,000 individuals throughout the United
States live with bladder cancer; and
WHEREAS, Bladder cancer affects individuals of all ages and
backgrounds and is among the top 10 cancers with the highest
incidence rates in the United States, with Pennsylvania ranked
sixth in new cases of bladder cancer diagnosed as of 2018; and
WHEREAS, Bladder cancer is known as one of the most expensive
cancers to treat on a per-patient basis, with a recurrence rate
of approximately 50% to 80%, and requires lifelong surveillance;
and
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