Full Text of HR0153 94th General Assembly
HR0153 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Ovarian cancer is the seventh most common cancer | 3 |
| among women and the fifth leading cause of cancer death after | 4 |
| lung and bronchus, breast, colorectal, and pancreatic cancers; | 5 |
| ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer of the | 6 |
| female reproductive system; and
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| WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society estimates that | 8 |
| approximately 22,220 new cases of ovarian cancer will be | 9 |
| diagnosed in the United States in 2005 and an estimated
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| women died from ovarian cancer in the United States during | 11 |
| 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Ovarian cancer is the deadliest malignancy of the | 13 |
| female reproductive system, in part because only about 24 | 14 |
| percent of the cases are detected during the early stages of | 15 |
| the disease; and
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| WHEREAS, An estimated 1,000 Illinois women die from ovarian | 17 |
| cancer annually; and
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| WHEREAS, The Pap test, which is an effective detector of | 19 |
| early cervical cancer, detects ovarian cancer only in the later | 20 |
| stages; and
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| WHEREAS, Screening with sonograms and blood tests of women | 22 |
| who are high risks for developing ovarian cancer, such as women | 23 |
| with family histories of ovarian cancer or breast cancer, would | 24 |
| help to save lives by early diagnosis and effective treatment; | 25 |
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| WHEREAS, Other life-saving programs include public | 27 |
| education campaigns, programs to alert doctors regarding early | 28 |
| symptoms, insurance coverage for screening high risk | 29 |
| populations, and increased research; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 |
| there is created a House Ovarian Cancer Study Committee to be | 4 |
| composed of six members of the House of Representatives, three | 5 |
| members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of | 6 |
| Representatives and three members to be appointed by the | 7 |
| minority leader of the House of Representatives; the Speaker | 8 |
| shall designate a member of the committee as chairperson of the | 9 |
| committee; the chairperson shall call all meetings of the | 10 |
| committee; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the committee shall undertake a study of the | 12 |
| conditions, needs, issues, and problems related to ovarian | 13 |
| cancer and recommend any actions or legislation which the | 14 |
| committee deems necessary or appropriate; the committee shall | 15 |
| conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it | 16 |
| may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully | 17 |
| and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish | 18 |
| the objectives and purposes of this resolution; the committee | 19 |
| shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, with | 20 |
| suggestions for proposed legislation, on or before December 31, | 21 |
| 2007.
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