Full Text of HR0078 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, A cancer survivor is defined as anyone living | 3 | | with a history of cancer, from the moment of diagnosis through | 4 | | the remainder of life, and there are more than 18 million | 5 | | cancer survivors in the United States; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, National Cancer Survivors Day is an annual, | 7 | | treasured celebration of life that is held across the United | 8 | | States on the first Sunday in June; on this day, people come | 9 | | together to commemorate cancer survivors; the day further | 10 | | serves to remind us all that cancer is a disease without | 11 | | boundaries, crossing the lines of color, race, creed, sex, and | 12 | | age, which affects not only the lives of those inflicted with | 13 | | the disease but their loved ones as well; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, On National Cancer Survivors Day, thousands | 15 | | gather to honor cancer survivors and to show the world that | 16 | | life after a cancer diagnosis can be fruitful, rewarding, and | 17 | | inspiring; this day also provides an opportunity to draw | 18 | | attention to the ongoing challenges of cancer survivorship and | 19 | | promote the need for more resources, research, and | 20 | | survivor-friendly legislation to improve cancer survivors' | 21 | | quality of life; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, National Cancer Survivors Day further allows |
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| 1 | | cancer survivors the opportunity to recognize the people who | 2 | | have helped them through their journey in addressing and | 3 | | fighting cancer, including family members, friends, and | 4 | | medical professionals; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Due to advances in cancer prevention, early | 6 | | detection, treatment, and follow-up care, more people than | 7 | | ever before are surviving the disease; in the United States | 8 | | alone, more than 18 million people are alive today after being | 9 | | diagnosed with cancer, and the number of cancer survivors is | 10 | | projected to increase to over 22 million by 2030; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Nonetheless, surviving cancer can leave a host of | 12 | | problems in its wake, including physical, emotional, and | 13 | | financial hardships that often persist for years after | 14 | | diagnosis and treatment; cancer survivors are also at a | 15 | | greater risk for developing second cancers and other health | 16 | | conditions; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Cancer survivors may face numerous challenges | 18 | | during and after treatment, including limited access to cancer | 19 | | specialists and promising new treatments, difficulty accessing | 20 | | health insurance and life insurance coverage, difficulty | 21 | | finding jobs, and economic burdens due to mounting medical | 22 | | expenses, lost wages, and lost productivity; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In addition to these challenges, cancer survivors | 2 | | may face emotional struggles, strains on personal | 3 | | relationships, and profound fear of cancer recurrence; the | 4 | | effects of cancer do not simply end when treatment does; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, A continued focus on providing resources, | 6 | | performing research, and adopting survivor-friendly | 7 | | legislation is needed to improve the quality of life for | 8 | | cancer survivors, both during and after treatment; therefore, | 9 | | be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 11 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we declare June 4, 2023 as Cancer Survivors Day in the State of | 13 | | Illinois in order to recognize and celebrate the valuable, | 14 | | dynamic population of cancer survivors in Illinois.
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