Full Text of HR0081 096th General Assembly
HR0081 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Thousands of Americans die each year from | 3 |
| mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer caused by asbestos, that | 4 |
| attacks the linings of the lungs, abdomen, heart, or testicles; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, The heavy use of asbestos in manufacturing, | 7 |
| industry, and construction has been recognized as "the worst | 8 |
| occupational health disaster in U.S. history"; and
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| WHEREAS, Asbestos was used in the construction of virtually | 10 |
| all office buildings, public schools, and homes built before | 11 |
| 1975; and
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| WHEREAS, A high percentage of mesothelioma victims were | 13 |
| exposed to asbestos on naval ships and in shipyards; and
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| WHEREAS, It is believed that many of the firefighters, | 15 |
| police officers, and rescue workers from the site of the World | 16 |
| Trade Center destruction on September 11, 2001 may be at | 17 |
| increased risk of contracting mesothelioma; and
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| WHEREAS, Even incidental exposure to asbestos is | 19 |
| sufficient to cause cancer as long as 30 years later; and
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| WHEREAS, The lack of sufficient research to advance | 2 |
| effective treatments for Mesothelioma has led to inadequate | 3 |
| treatment for those stricken with the disease and has resulted | 4 |
| in a situation where the majority of Mesothelioma patients | 5 |
| succumb to the disease within a mere 12 to 15 months from the | 6 |
| time of diagnosis; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1999, the Mesothelioma Applied Research | 8 |
| Foundation was formed to eradicate the life-ending and vicious | 9 |
| effects of mesothelioma, and early progress in developing | 10 |
| effective treatments for the disease is now being made; and
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| WHEREAS, The establishment of Mesothelioma Awareness Day | 12 |
| would raise public awareness of the disease and the need to | 13 |
| develop effective treatments for this devastating disease; | 14 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 |
| declare September 26 of each year to be Mesothelioma Awareness | 18 |
| Day in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation.
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