PRINTER'S NO. 49
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
11
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY MARTIN, MENSCH, VOGEL, BARTOLOTTA, BROOKS,
SCAVELLO, YAW, REGAN, LANGERHOLC, J. WARD, PHILLIPS-HILL,
ROBINSON, YUDICHAK, SANTARSIERO, KANE AND FONTANA,
JANUARY 20, 2021
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, JANUARY 20, 2021
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing February 15, 2021, as "International Childhood
Cancer Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, "International Childhood Cancer Day" increases
awareness of children fighting pediatric cancer across the
globe; and
WHEREAS, "International Childhood Cancer Day" honors those
children who lost their battle with cancer; and
WHEREAS, Cancer is one of the leading causes of death among
children; and
WHEREAS, According to the "International Childhood Cancer
Day" organization, a child battling pediatric cancer dies every
three minutes; and
WHEREAS, The rate of children diagnosed with cancer has
increased since the 1970s; and
WHEREAS, The most recent data provided by the International
Agency for Research on Cancer estimated that the incidence of
childhood cancer increased to 215,000 cases annually; and
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