Senate Bill sb2858

    Florida Senate - 2006        (NP)                      SR 2858

    By Senator Aronberg





    27-2117-06

  1                        Senate Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing March 2006 as "Colon

  3         Cancer Awareness Month."

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  5         WHEREAS, colon cancer is one of the most prevalent

  6  cancers, yet in most cases it is preventable, and

  7         WHEREAS, among cancer cases in Florida, colon cancer is

  8  the second most common cause of death among adult men and

  9  women, and

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

11  yet not to have any cancer symptoms, and

12         WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society estimates that

13  9,970 new cases of colon cancer will be diagnosed among

14  Floridians during the year 2006, and that 3,700 will die from

15  the disease, and

16         WHEREAS, the risk for colon cancer is highest among

17  older adults, with more than 90 percent of all colon and

18  rectal cancers diagnosed in adults aged 50 or older, and

19         WHEREAS, Floridians can significantly lower the number

20  of incidents of colon cancer and consequent deaths by

21  complying with the American Cancer Society's screening

22  guidelines for colon and rectal cancer, which include

23  beginning testing at age 50, and

24         WHEREAS, approximately 44 percent of Floridians age 50

25  and older report never having received a sigmoidoscopy or

26  colonoscopy examination, which are two of the screening

27  examinations recommended by the American Cancer Society, and

28         WHEREAS, regular screenings may lower death rates by

29  detecting the disease at its earliest and most treatable

30  stages, and may also prevent some cancers by detecting and

31  enabling the removal of precancerous polyps, NOW, THEREFORE,

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    Florida Senate - 2006        (NP)                      SR 2858
    27-2117-06




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

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 3         That the month of March 2006 is recognized as "Colon

 4  Cancer Awareness Month" in Florida and all men and women are

 5  urged to understand the risks associated with colon cancer,

 6  take preventive steps to minimize those risks, and undergo

 7  early-detection procedures in compliance with the American

 8  Cancer Society's recommended screening guidelines for colon

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