Senate Bill sb2988

    Florida Senate - 2007        (NP)                      SR 2988

    By Senator Jones





    13-2144-07

  1                        Senate Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing March 2007 as "Colon

  3         Cancer Awareness Month" in the State of

  4         Florida.

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  6         WHEREAS, colon cancer is one of the most prevalent, yet

  7  in most cases, preventable cancers, and

  8         WHEREAS, among cancer cases in the state of Florida,

  9  colon cancer is the second most common cause of death among

10  adult men and women, and

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

12  yet not have any cancer symptoms, and

13         WHEREAS, it is estimated that 11,420 new cases of colon

14  cancer will be diagnosed among Floridians and 3,530 people

15  will die from the disease during the year 2007, and

16         WHEREAS, the risk for colon cancer increases with age,

17  with more than 90 percent of all colon and rectal cancers

18  being diagnosed in adults age 50 or older, and

19         WHEREAS, Floridians can significantly lower the number

20  of incidents of colon cancer and deaths from this disease by

21  complying with the colorectal cancer screening guidelines by

22  the American Cancer Society, and

23         WHEREAS, approximately 44 percent of Floridians age 50

24  and older report never having received a sigmoidoscopy or

25  colonoscopy exam, two of the screening exams recommended by

26  the American Cancer Society, and

27         WHEREAS, regular screenings may lower death rates by

28  detecting the disease at its earliest and most treatable

29  states and may also prevent some cancers through detection and

30  removal of polyps, and

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    Florida Senate - 2007        (NP)                      SR 2988
    13-2144-07




 1         WHEREAS, the Florida Division of the American Cancer

 2  Society has engaged in a comprehensive, integrated approach to

 3  significantly lessen the effect of colorectal cancer in

 4  Florida through the launching of its "No Excuses Campaign to

 5  Defeat Colon Cancer in Florida," which focuses primarily on

 6  increasing public awareness, affecting physician behavior

 7  through partnerships with health care organizations, and

 8  advocating for insurance coverage, 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 recognizes the month of March

13  2007 as "Colon Cancer Awareness Month" in Florida and urges

14  all men and women to understand the risks associated with

15  colon cancer, to take preventative steps to minimize those

16  risks, and to undergo early detection procedures in compliance

17  with colon cancer screening guidelines recommended by the

18  American Cancer Society.

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