PRINTER'S NO. 1119
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
187
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, COLLETT, HUGHES, MARTIN, COSTA, MENSCH,
SCHWANK, BROOKS, BARTOLOTTA, KEARNEY, FONTANA, PHILLIPS-HILL
AND MUTH, SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of September 2021 as "Blood Cancer
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, An estimated 1,519,907 people in the United States
are either living with, or are in remission from, leukemia,
lymphoma or myeloma, which are the three major types of blood
cancer; and
WHEREAS, New cases of leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma are
expected to account for 9.8% of the estimated 1,898,160 new
cancer cases diagnosed in the United States in 2021; and
WHEREAS, An estimated combined total of 186,400 people in the
United State are expected to be diagnosed with a blood cancer in
2021; and
WHEREAS, Every nine minutes, someone in the United States
dies from a blood cancer, which statistic represents
approximately 158 people each day, or more than six people every
hour; and
WHEREAS, Leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma are expected to cause
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the deaths of an estimated 57,750 people in the United States in
2021; and
WHEREAS, Blood cancer patients and their families need help
more than ever; and
WHEREAS, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) exists to
find cures and ensure access to treatments for blood cancer
patients; and
WHEREAS, The global COVID-19 pandemic magnified the issues
that blood cancer patients face beyond health concerns,
including added distress, new financial worries, loneliness and
uncertainty; and
WHEREAS, While labs around the world were closed during the
COVID-19 pandemic, LLS has stayed committed to maintaining
support for dedicated researchers, many of whom are at the
outset of their career, whose work was stalled temporarily; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth is committed to the eradication of
blood cancer and supports the treatment of blood cancer patients
and their families; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth encourages private efforts to
enhance research funding and education programs that are saving
lives; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the month of September
2021 as "Blood Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
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