House Bill hb9113

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HR 9113

        By Representative Cusack






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing March 2002 as Colorectal

  3  Cancer Awareness Month.

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  5         WHEREAS, colorectal cancer is one of the most prevalent

  6  yet one of the most preventable types of cancer and is the

  7  third most common type among all cancer cases in Florida, and

  8         WHEREAS, it is possible to have colon or rectal cancer

  9  without exhibiting any symptoms, and

10         WHEREAS, compliance with American Cancer Society

11  screening guidelines has the potential to lower the number of

12  colorectal cancer cases through early detection and removal of

13  polyps before they become cancerous, and, through detection of

14  the disease during its early stages when there is a high rate

15  of cure, may also lower deaths resulting from the disease, and

16         WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society, Florida Division,

17  is launching a statewide education and awareness campaign to

18  increase public awareness of the risks associated with

19  colorectal cancer and to urge compliance with the society's

20  recommended screening guidelines, and

21         WHEREAS, among those that have been identified as most

22  at risk for contracting colon and rectal cancers are the

23  elderly, African Americans, and Hispanics, and the American

24  Cancer Society will target those groups in a special effort to

25  increase their understanding of the importance of screening

26  that may lower the incidence of cancer and of measures that

27  may be taken to prevent the disease, NOW, THEREFORE,

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29  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

30  Florida:

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HR 9113

    799-119-02






  1         That the House of Representatives recognizes the month

  2  of March 2002 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Florida,

  3  commends the American Cancer Society, Florida Division, for

  4  its efforts to stem the tide of colorectal cancer, and urges

  5  all residents to take advantage of this year's campaign in

  6  order to gain a better understanding of the risks of

  7  contracting the disease and of the benefits of screening

  8  toward its prevention.

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