PRINTER'S NO. 2826
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
683
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY FABRIZIO, TOOHIL, MILLARD, READSHAW, DONATUCCI,
ROZZI, DeLUCA, HENNESSEY, BIZZARRO, MATZIE, PICKETT, BAKER,
GODSHALL, ORTITAY, COHEN, PASHINSKI, SCHLOSSBERG, VEREB,
YOUNGBLOOD, WARD, DUSH, SONNEY, BENNINGHOFF, DRISCOLL,
MACKENZIE, WHEELAND, KINSEY, KIRKLAND, WATSON, BOBACK,
LONGIETTI, THOMAS, DiGIROLAMO, FREEMAN, MURT, CALTAGIRONE,
R. BROWN, ELLIS, KOTIK, PAYNE, GROVE, O'BRIEN, BULLOCK, ROSS,
SCHWEYER, McNEILL, FARINA, KAUFFMAN, TOEPEL, EVERETT,
MARSICO, O'NEILL, D. COSTA, M. DALEY, MAHONEY, P. DALEY,
NEILSON, MAJOR, GOODMAN, KLUNK, SAYLOR, KAVULICH, KIM,
GILLEN, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, HARKINS, BARBIN, HARHAI, BURNS,
GREINER, ADOLPH, HEFFLEY, QUINN, SCHREIBER, MULLERY, PYLE,
SCHLEGEL CULVER, KORTZ, PHILLIPS-HILL AND ROEBUCK,
FEBRUARY 9, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 9, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of February 2016 as "National Cancer
Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, In recent years, the United States has achieved
great progress in the fight against cancer; and
WHEREAS, Research and medical advances have opened new
opportunities for cancer prevention research, with many forms of
cancer becoming more preventable, detectable and treatable than
ever before, giving increased optimism for effective cancer
control; and
WHEREAS, Nevertheless, cancer remains the second leading
cause of death in the United States according to a study
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