PRINTER'S NO. 1901
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
401
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, BARTOLOTTA, FONTANA, SABATINA, RAFFERTY,
DINNIMAN, KILLION, BLAKE, SCAVELLO, SCHWANK, HUGHES, BAKER,
VULAKOVICH, BREWSTER, FOLMER AND WHITE, JUNE 20, 2018
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 20, 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 which causes 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
WHEREAS, More than 100,000 United States citizens have IPF
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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 have been
diagnosed with 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 Senate 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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