Full Text of HR0552 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) is a rare | 3 | | form of cancer that originates from the cells lining the bile | 4 | | ducts that play a key role in digestion; there are three types | 5 | | of this cancer, intrahepatic, extrahepatic, and perihilar; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Approximately 12,000 Americans are diagnosed each | 7 | | year with cholangiocarcinoma, with numbers increasing yearly, | 8 | | and the mortality rate has increased dramatically in the last | 9 | | decade; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Patients are typically diagnosed at a late stage | 11 | | due to the lack of a validated early method of detection; | 12 | | symptoms of jaundice, abdominal pain, itchy skin, and weight | 13 | | loss are symptoms that do not usually present until advanced | 14 | | disease progression; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Cholangiocarcinoma is a rare cancer; of the top | 16 | | eight deadliest cancers, seven are rare; rare cancers have a | 17 | | five-year survival rate under 50%, with the cholangiocarcinoma | 18 | | five-year survival rate being approximately 20%; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, There is currently no cure for | 20 | | cholangiocarcinoma/bile duct cancer; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Kelly green is the color representing | 2 | | cholangiocarcinoma/bile duct cancer awareness; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Foundations, research and teaching hospitals, | 4 | | rare cancer advocate groups, and patient advocate groups from | 5 | | around the globe have joined together to recognize February | 6 | | 18, 2024 as World Cholangiocarcinoma Day; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Increased cholangiocarcinoma advocacy, | 8 | | awareness, research, and education will bring improved | 9 | | outcomes for patients in earlier detection and treatment and | 10 | | potential curative methods; therefore, be it | 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we recognize February 18, 2024 as being World | 14 | | Cholangiocarcinoma Day. |
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