PRINTER'S NO. 1642

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No.

314

Session of

2017

INTRODUCED BY SCHLEGEL CULVER, BAKER, KINSEY, DONATUCCI,

PASHINSKI, V. BROWN, MURT, BURNS, R. BROWN, RAPP, DiGIROLAMO,

TOOHIL, MACKENZIE, CALTAGIRONE, DRISCOLL, BIZZARRO, MILLARD,

Recognizing the week of May 7 through 13, 2017, as "Women's Lung

Health Week" in Pennsylvania to encourage all residents of

this Commonwealth to learn more about the detection and

treatment of lung cancer.

WHEREAS, According to the American Lung Association, every

five minutes a woman in the United States learns she has lung

cancer; and

WHEREAS, More than half of all people diagnosed with lung

cancer will die within one year of their diagnosis; and

WHEREAS, While the lung cancer death rate among men has

WHEREAS, Lung cancer must be a national priority due to the

highest incidence rate and one of the lowest survival rates; and

WHEREAS, Awareness, early detection and treatment are crucial

in the prevention or reduction of the spread of lung cancer and

lung disease in this country; and

WHEREAS, The American Lung Association's LUNG FORCE

initiative seeks to increase women's awareness of lung cancer as

the number one cancer killer and save lives through risk

reduction, early detection and new treatment options; and

WHEREAS, Through public awareness, this Commonwealth seeks to