Full Text of HR0716 101st 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 | | Intrahepatic,
extrahepatic, and perihilar; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, There are approximately 12,000 Americans | 7 | | diagnosed each year in the United States, with numbers
| 8 | | increasing yearly; the mortality rate has increased | 9 | | dramatically in the last decade; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Patients are typically diagnosed at a late stage | 11 | | due to no validated early method of detection; symptoms of | 12 | | jaundice, abdominal pain, itchy skin, and weight loss are | 13 | | symptoms that do not usually present till
advanced disease | 14 | | 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 12, | 6 | | 2020 as World Cholangiocarcinoma Day; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Increased cholangiocarcinoma advocacy, awareness, | 8 | | research, and education will bring
improved outcomes for | 9 | | patients in earlier detection and treatment and potential | 10 | | curative methods; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we recognize February 12, 2020 as being World | 14 | | Cholangiocarcinoma Day.
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