PRINTER'S NO. 1809
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
398
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY PYLE, SCHLOSSBERG, QUIGLEY, MILLARD, BAKER, VEREB,
HENNESSEY, LONGIETTI, SONNEY, DUSH, KIM, DONATUCCI, REGAN,
CUTLER, KINSEY, DiGIROLAMO, M. K. KELLER, KILLION,
CALTAGIRONE, HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, DAVIS, COHEN, KIRKLAND,
CAUSER, TOEPEL, V. BROWN, SCHLEGEL CULVER, READSHAW, GROVE,
PICKETT, MURT, HEFFLEY, YOUNGBLOOD, PAYNE, EVERETT, TALLMAN,
ROZZI, BENNINGHOFF, IRVIN, THOMAS, MARSICO, ROSS, HARHAI,
FARINA, A. HARRIS AND WHEELAND, JUNE 16, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 16, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of August 2015 as "Kidney Cancer Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Each year more than 50,000 people in the United
States are diagnosed with kidney cancer; and
WHEREAS, More than 200,000 kidney cancer survivors are
currently living in the United States; and
WHEREAS, The exact cause of kidney cancer is unknown; and
WHEREAS, Kidney cancer occurs nearly twice as often in men as
in women and occurs mostly in men over 40 years of age; and
WHEREAS, Early detection can help offset the spread of kidney
cancer; and
WHEREAS, Other than surgery, the most commonly used
treatments for kidney cancer are immunotherapy, radiation and
chemotherapy; and
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WHEREAS, Recent advances in diagnosis, surgical procedures
and treatment options have given renewed hope to patients who
previously had fewer options; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of August 2015 as "Kidney Cancer Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
the Kidney Cancer Association.
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