PRINTER'S NO. 3410
No. 640 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY RAMALEY, McILVAINE SMITH, WALKO, MANN, DePASQUALE,
BARRAR, BEAR, BELFANTI, BENNINGTON, BISHOP, BOBACK, BRENNAN,
BROOKS, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, COSTA, CURRY, DALEY,
DONATUCCI, ELLIS, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FLECK,
FRANKEL, GALLOWAY, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL,
GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HELM, HERSHEY, HESS, HORNAMAN,
JAMES, KENNEY, KESSLER, KORTZ, KOTIK, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY,
MAJOR, MANDERINO, MARKOSEK, McCALL, McGEEHAN, McILHATTAN,
MENSCH, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MUNDY, MUSTIO, NAILOR, M. O'BRIEN,
OLIVER, PALLONE, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PAYTON, PHILLIPS, PICKETT,
PYLE, QUINN, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY,
SABATINA, SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SHIMKUS, SIPTROTH,
SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, STERN, STURLA, SWANGER, TRUE,
VULAKOVICH, WATERS, YOUNGBLOOD, PARKER, DeLUCA, LEACH,
J. WHITE, CONKLIN AND D. O'BRIEN, MARCH 12, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 12, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of September 2008 as "Ovarian Cancer
2 Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Every woman is at risk for ovarian cancer regardless
4 of age, heritage or medical history; and
5 WHEREAS, According to the American Cancer Society, a woman's
6 risk of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer during her lifetime
7 is 1 in 67; and
8 WHEREAS, Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer
9 death among women; and
10 WHEREAS, Approximately two-thirds of women with ovarian
11 cancer are 55 years of age or older; and
1 WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society estimates that there
2 were approximately 22,430 new cases of ovarian cancer in the
3 United States in 2007 and that 15,280 women will die from
4 ovarian cancer in 2008; and
5 WHEREAS, About one-fifth of ovarian cancers are found at an
6 early stage; and
7 WHEREAS, Early detection improves the chances of survival;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, Nine out of ten women treated for early ovarian
10 cancer will live longer than five years after the cancer is
11 found; and
12 WHEREAS, Ovarian cancer awareness and education is an
13 important factor in diagnosis and treatment; therefore be it
14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
15 month of September 2008 as "Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month" in
16 Pennsylvania.
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