PRINTER'S NO. 3506
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
904
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY RAPP, BIZZARRO, HILL-EVANS, PICKETT, KINSEY,
NEILSON, WARD, TOOHIL, MURT, DiGIROLAMO, HENNESSEY, R. BROWN,
LONGIETTI, RYAN, READSHAW, DUSH, SONNEY, BURNS, SAYLOR,
M. QUINN, MILLARD, J. McNEILL, DRISCOLL, CALTAGIRONE AND
BENNINGHOFF, MAY 7, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 7, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of September 9 through 15, 2018, as
"Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research and Awareness Week"
in Pennsylvania to increase awareness and understanding of
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
WHEREAS, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a
debilitating and generally fatal disease marked by progressive
scarring of the lungs causing an irreversible loss of the lung
tissue's ability to transport oxygen; and
WHEREAS, IPF progresses quickly, often causing disability or
death within three to five years; and
WHEREAS, IPF is the most common form of interstitial lung
disease; and
WHEREAS, There is no proven cause of IPF, and it is often
misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed; and
WHEREAS, IPF is five times more common than cystic fibrosis
and Lou Gehrig's disease yet the disease remains virtually
unknown and receives a fraction of the research funding; and
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WHEREAS, More than 132,000 United States citizens have IPF
and approximately 50,000 new cases are diagnosed each year; and
WHEREAS, As many as 40,000 people die each year due to IPF,
the same number as breast cancer; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 7,000 Pennsylvanians suffer from IPF;
and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth has become a leader in research
and treatment of IPF, with more than 15% of all lung transplants
in the United States performed in Pennsylvania hospitals; and
WHEREAS, A need has been identified to increase research,
awareness and detection of IPF; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
week of September 9 through 15, 2018, as "Idiopathic Pulmonary
Fibrosis Research and Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania to
increase awareness and understanding of idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis.
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