Full Text of HR0759 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, In 2018, the American Cancer Society estimates | 3 | | more than 600,000
people will lose their lives to cancer in the | 4 | | United States; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society estimates that 24,670 | 6 | | people in Illinois will die from cancer in 2018; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The National Cancer Institute estimates up to | 8 | | 210,000 deaths in United
States could be avoided with early and | 9 | | appropriate cancer screening; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, The cancer death rate dropped 26% between 1991 and | 11 | | 2014
due to reductions in smoking and advances in early | 12 | | detection and
treatment; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Specifically, according to the American Cancer | 14 | | Society, the five-year
relative survival rate for cancers found | 15 | | at the local stage are approximately 56% for
lung cancers, 90% | 16 | | for colon and rectum cancers, 92% for cervical
cancers, 99% for | 17 | | breast cancers, and 99% for melanoma skin cancers; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Many of these cancers are often preventable; early | 19 | | detection and
treatment are critical as cancer does not always | 20 | | cause symptoms and many occur in
people with no family history; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Specific cancer types disproportionately affect | 3 | | different populations; for
example, breast cancer is the most | 4 | | common form of cancer among black women, prostate cancer rates | 5 | | in black men are double those of other men, and the
likelihood | 6 | | of developing colorectal cancer for Alaska natives is about | 7 | | double that of
other Americans; cervical cancer is more | 8 | | prevalent among Hispanic and African American
women; two out of | 9 | | three people diagnosed with lung cancer are 65 or
older; | 10 | | melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is among the most
| 11 | | common cancers in young adults; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control | 13 | | and Prevention, rates of
screening for many cancer types in | 14 | | recommended populations remain substantially
below Healthy | 15 | | People 2020 targets; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, It is critical to reinforce the need for people to | 17 | | discuss their individual
risk factors for cancer with their | 18 | | healthcare providers and understand the
recommendations for, | 19 | | and benefits of, cancer screening; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 21 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that all | 22 | | citizens are encouraged to visit cancerscreenweek.org for |
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| 1 | | cancer screening resources and talk to their healthcare | 2 | | providers about their risk factors for all cancer types | 3 | | including, but not limited to, breast, cervical, colon, lung, | 4 | | prostate, and skin cancers and recommended screening options; | 5 | | and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That we declare the first week of December of | 7 | | 2018 as "Cancer Screen Week".
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