PRINTER'S NO. 4102
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
933
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY MURT, HENNESSEY, HILL-EVANS, BIZZARRO, EVERETT,
RYAN, McNEILL, KINSEY, KORTZ, BROOKS, BROWN, SONNEY,
KOSIEROWSKI, SCHLEGEL CULVER, BOBACK, JONES, FREEMAN, BURNS,
ROZZI, COX, MALAGARI, GREEN, READSHAW, LONGIETTI,
CALTAGIRONE, SCHMITT, MILLARD, O'MARA, DONATUCCI, MOUL,
MERSKI, SCHWEYER, MACKENZIE, YOUNGBLOOD, WARREN, HOWARD AND
GAINEY, JULY 8, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JULY 8, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of June 2020 as "Cancer Survivors
Recognition Month" in Pennsylvania and honoring all cancer
survivors for their strength and courage in the face of this
devastating illness.
WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society estimates that there
will be 1.8 million new cases of cancer diagnosed in the United
States in 2020; and
WHEREAS, As a result of advances in early detection and
treatment, cancer has become a curable disease for some and a
chronic illness for many others; and
WHEREAS, A cancer survivor is anyone living with a history of
cancer from the moment of diagnosis through the remainder of
life; and
WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society and the National Cancer
Institute estimate that 15.5 million Americans with a history of
cancer were alive in January 2016; and
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