PRINTER'S NO. 3323
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
752
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY RYAN, BERNSTINE, BIZZARRO, BOBACK, BURNS,
DONATUCCI, HENNESSEY, KIM, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MILLARD, MURT,
NEILSON, READSHAW, SONNEY AND STAATS, FEBRUARY 24, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, FEBRUARY 24, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing February 12, 2020, as "World Cholangiocarcinoma Day"
in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Cholangiocarcinoma, known as bile duct cancer, is a
rare form of cancer that originates from the cells lining the
bile ducts that play a key role in digestion; and
WHEREAS, The three types of cholangiocarcinoma are
intrahepatic, extrahepatic and perihilar; and
WHEREAS, There are approximately 12,000 Americans diagnosed
with cholangiocarcinoma each year in the United States and the
number of individuals who are diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma
is increasing on an annual basis; and
WHEREAS, The mortality rate for individuals diagnosed with
cholangiocarcinoma has increased dramatically in the last
decade; and
WHEREAS, Symptoms of cholangiocarcinoma include jaundice,
abdominal pain, itchy skin and weight loss and the symptoms do
not usually occur until the disease has progressively advanced;
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