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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, It is estimated that 1,762,450 new cases of cancer | ||||||
| 3 | will be diagnosed in
the United States in 2019; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, The lifetime probability of a male or female | ||||||
| 5 | developing cancer is 1 in 3; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, A cancer survivor is defined as anyone who has | ||||||
| 7 | been diagnosed with
cancer, from the time of diagnosis through | ||||||
| 8 | the balance of his or her life; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, The National Cancer Institute reports that there | ||||||
| 10 | are 15,500,000 cancer
survivors in the United States, and the | ||||||
| 11 | number of cancer survivors is expected to
increase to | ||||||
| 12 | 20,300,000 by 2026; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Cancer treatments can have severe, prolonged, or | ||||||
| 14 | permanent side effects,
both physical and psychological; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Men, women, and children have been diagnosed with | ||||||
| 16 | and battled
cancer; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day is a purely | ||||||
| 18 | volunteer event
where volunteers from the spa, beauty, and | ||||||
| 19 | related industries offer their
support and provide | ||||||
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| 1 | complimentary services to all cancer survivors; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The goal of Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day | ||||||
| 3 | is to ensure that
all survivors feel empowered and included in | ||||||
| 4 | their communities; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Since its inception in
2003, Cancer Survivor | ||||||
| 6 | Beauty and Support Day has expanded to include thousands
of | ||||||
| 7 | salons in all 50 States, Canada, and the United Kingdom; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day is | ||||||
| 9 | recognized by both state
and local governments and numerous | ||||||
| 10 | cancer support groups; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day is the only | ||||||
| 12 | event of its kind,
with no solicitation of funds before, | ||||||
| 13 | during, or after the event; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Each year, the first Tuesday in June is recognized | ||||||
| 15 | as National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day; therefore, | ||||||
| 16 | be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 18 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare June 4, 2019 | ||||||
| 19 | as Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day in the State of | ||||||
| 20 | Illinois; and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That we recognize the value of support for all | ||||||
| 2 | men, women, and children
cancer survivors, and the positive | ||||||
| 3 | impact support has for both patients and families.
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