PRINTER'S NO. 1194
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
206
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY SCARNATI, BAKER, J. WARD, BARTOLOTTA, PHILLIPS-
HILL, KILLION, BLAKE, DINNIMAN, SCHWANK, ARGALL, BROWNE,
FONTANA, COLLETT, BREWSTER, MASTRIANO, COSTA, SABATINA,
YUDICHAK, FARNESE, MENSCH, MARTIN AND PITTMAN,
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of September 2019 as "Ovarian Cancer
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer-
related deaths among women; and
WHEREAS, The lifetime risk of developing the disease is 1 in
78; and
WHEREAS, The risk of dying from invasive ovarian cancer is 1
in 108; and
WHEREAS, Recent estimates of the American Cancer Society
indicate 22,530 new ovarian cancer cases and 13,980 ovarian
cancer deaths in 2019; and
WHEREAS, Early-stage ovarian cancer is difficult to detect;
and
WHEREAS, Treatment generally involves a combination of
surgery and chemotherapy; and
WHEREAS, Inhibitor drugs, radiation therapy and hormonal
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therapy are other treatment options; and
WHEREAS, Early access to palliative care can extend survival
for women with advanced disease; and
WHEREAS, Targeted drugs, screening, imaging, psychological
effects and biological factors, including hereditary risk, are
areas of research; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of September
2019 as "Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
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