Senate Bill sb0106

    Florida Senate - 2003        (NP)                       SR 106

    By Senator Saunders





    37-104-03

  1                    Senate Resolution No. ____

  2         A resolution designating September 2003 as

  3         Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in Florida and

  4         commending the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of

  5         Florida.

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  7         WHEREAS, approximately 23,000 women are diagnosed with

  8  ovarian cancer in the United States every year, and, for 70

  9  percent of those women, the disease is in the advanced stages

10  when detected, and

11         WHEREAS, ovarian cancer is the most deadly

12  gynecological cancer because it is usually diagnosed in its

13  late stages, when it is more difficult to treat, and

14         WHEREAS, the overall 5-year survival rate is less than

15  50 percent, and these figures have shown only minimal

16  improvement over the last 15-25 years, and

17         WHEREAS, if diagnosed and treated at an early stage,

18  90-95 percent of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer will be

19  alive 5 years later, and

20         WHEREAS, the incidence of such cancer increased between

21  1985 and 1995, with a 30-percent increase in the number of

22  cases diagnosed and an 18-percent increase in the number of

23  ovarian cancer deaths reported in the United States, and

24         WHEREAS, the risks and symptoms of ovarian cancer are

25  not well-known by the public, and

26         WHEREAS, it has been predicted that ovarian cancer will

27  reach epidemic proportions as the population ages because

28  advancing age is one of the known risk factors for the

29  development of this disease, and

30         WHEREAS, the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Florida-Gulf

31  Coast is dedicated to dispelling myths and misunderstandings

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    Florida Senate - 2003        (NP)                       SR 106
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 1  about this disease and is actively engaged in programs to save

 2  women's lives by raising awareness of ovarian cancer and by

 3  promoting education regarding its risks and symptoms, and

 4         WHEREAS, it is appropriate for all the residents of

 5  this state to learn more about ovarian cancer and to recognize

 6  the efforts of the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Florida-Gulf

 7  Coast as it promotes Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in the

 8  State of Florida, NOW, THEREFORE,

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10  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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12         That the Florida Senate designates September 2003 as

13  Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in Florida and commends the

14  Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Florida-Gulf Coast for its efforts

15  to educate people about this deadly disease, thereby promoting

16  early diagnosis of the disease and helping to save lives.

17         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution,

18  with the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Carolyn

19  Benivegna, President and Founder of the Ovarian Cancer

20  Alliance of Florida, as a tangible token of the sentiments of

21  the Florida Senate.

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