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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, Blood-related  cancers  currently  afflict  more
 3    than 700,000 Americans; and

 4          WHEREAS,  110,000  new  cases  of  leukemia,  lymphoma,
 5    myeloma,  and  other blood-related cancers are diagnosed each
 6    year; more than 4,000 in Illinois alone; and

 7         WHEREAS, Leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma  will  kill  an
 8    estimated  60,500 people in the United States this year; more
 9    than 2,000 Illinoisans; and

10           WHEREAS,   Leukemia   is   the   leading   cause    of
11    disease-related  death  among children younger than 15 years;
12    and

13         WHEREAS, Blood-related  cancers  account  for  over  ten
14    percent of all cancer deaths in the United States; and

15          WHEREAS,  Survival rates for blood-related cancers have
16    significantly improved over the past forty years as a  direct
17    result  of  research  outcomes, as well as services to assist
18    patients and their families; and

19         WHEREAS, During the month of September  The  Leukemia  &
20    Lymphoma  Society  will  hold  a  series  of "Light the Night
21    Walks" throughout the State of Illinois to increase awareness
22    and raise funds to support blood-related cancer research  and
23    services for people touched by blood-related cancers; and

24         WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is similarly committed to
25    the  eradication of these diseases and supports the treatment
26    of its citizens that suffer from them; and

27         WHEREAS, The State of  Illinois  encourages  efforts  to
28    enhance   research  funding  and  educational  programs  that
29    address these diseases; therefore, be it
 
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 1         RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
 2    ASSEMBLY   OF  THE  STATE  OF  ILLINOIS,  that  September  be
 3    designated  as  Leukemia  and  Lymphoma  Awareness  Month  to
 4    enhance the understanding of  blood-related  cancers  and  to
 5    encourage  participation  in  voluntary activities to support
 6    education programs and the funding of  research  programs  to
 7    find a cure for them.