PRINTER'S NO. 1068
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
183
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, LANGERHOLC, J. WARD, BARTOLOTTA, FONTANA,
MARTIN, MENSCH, COSTA, HUGHES, BLAKE, PHILLIPS-HILL, KILLION,
DINNIMAN, BAKER, HUTCHINSON, BREWSTER AND SABATINA,
JUNE 25, 2019
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 25, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of September 8 through 14, 2019, as
"Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research and Awareness Week"
in Pennsylvania to increase awareness and understanding of
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
WHEREAS, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a
debilitating and generally fatal disease marked by progressive
scarring of the lungs, causing an irreversible loss of the lung
tissue's ability to transport oxygen; and
WHEREAS, IPF progresses quickly, often causing disability or
death within three to five years; and
WHEREAS, IPF is the most common form of interstitial lung
disease; and
WHEREAS, There is no proven cause of IPF and it is often
misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed; and
WHEREAS, IPF is five times more common than cystic fibrosis
and Lou Gehrig's disease yet the disease remains virtually
unknown and receives a fraction of the research funding; and
WHEREAS, More than 132,000 United States citizens have IPF
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and approximately 50,000 new cases are diagnosed each year; and
WHEREAS, As many as 40,000 people die each year due to IPF,
the same number as breast cancer; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 7,000 Pennsylvanians suffer from IPF;
and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth has become a leader in research
and treatment of IPF, with more than 15% of all lung transplants
in the United States performed in Pennsylvania hospitals; and
WHEREAS, A need has been identified to increase research,
awareness and detection of IPF; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of September 8
through 14, 2019, as "Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research and
Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania to increase awareness and
understanding of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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