Senate Bill sb2956

    Florida Senate - 2003        (NP)                      SR 2956

    By Senator Fasano





    11-2356A-03

  1                    Senate Resolution No. ____

  2         A resolution recognizing and commending the

  3         creation of the Florida Dialogue on Cancer.

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  5         WHEREAS, in Florida during calendar year 2002, there

  6  were 92,200 new cases of cancer and 39,900 cancer-related

  7  deaths, and

  8         WHEREAS, Florida ranks second among all states in

  9  cancer mortality yet ranks only 19th in the receipt of grants

10  and awards from the National Cancer Institute, and

11         WHEREAS, the expansion of biomedical research in

12  Florida can yield significant benefits to the state's economy

13  since biotechnical and pharmaceutical firms are likely to

14  generate two and one-half times the amount spent to conduct

15  such research in Florida in additional spending, and

16         WHEREAS, many populations in Florida experience

17  financial and cultural barriers to accessing cancer care and

18  treatment, and

19         WHEREAS, the opportunity exists to gather the state's

20  leaders from health care, cancer control, government,

21  business, and community-based organizations to address and

22  attempt to resolve Florida's cancer disparities through a

23  public and private nonprofit collaborative partnership, and

24         WHEREAS, such a collaborative partnership would have a

25  unique opportunity to significantly expand and enhance cancer

26  research and the health care systems that provide access to

27  cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment, and care, and

28         WHEREAS, the Florida Division of the American Cancer

29  Society is positioned to establish, sponsor, and lead such a

30  collaborative partnership, NOW, THEREFORE,

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    Florida Senate - 2003        (NP)                      SR 2956
    11-2356A-03




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

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 3         That the Florida Senate recognizes the creation of the

 4  Florida Dialogue on Cancer, sponsored by the Florida Division

 5  of the American Cancer Society, and commends this bold new

 6  statewide initiative to lead Florida to win the fight against

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