HR 9083

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution designating the month of January 2009 as
3	"Cervical Cancer Awareness Month" in Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer
6	diagnosed among women throughout the world, and
7	WHEREAS, Florida ranks fourth in the United States for the
8	highest number of new cervical cancer cases each year, and the
9	American Cancer Society estimates that 770 new cases will be
10	diagnosed in the state during 2008, and
11	WHEREAS, the primary cause of cervical cancer is infection
12	with human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus commonly found in
13	healthy women but that only rarely results in cancer, and
14	WHEREAS, early detection through annual Pap tests, as
15	recommended by the American Cancer Society, is the key to
16	detecting cervical cancer, and the incidence of and mortality
17	from cervical cancer has been greatly reduced as a result of
18	these tests, which can detect precancerous lesions that may be
19	treated before a cancer develops, and
20	WHEREAS, the incidence of cervical cancer can be
21	significantly reduced through the administration of the first
22	vaccine developed to prevent the infections that cause cervical
23	cancer to females between the ages of 9 and 26, and
24	WHEREAS, regular cervical cancer screening through programs
25	such as the Mary Brogan Breast and Cervical Cancer Early
26	Detection program funded by the Centers for Disease Control and
27	Prevention often results in early cervical cancer detection at
28	precancerous stages, NOW,THEREFORE,
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30	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
31	Florida:
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33	That the House of Representatives designates the month of
34	January 2009 as "Cervical Cancer Awareness Month" in Florida and
35	urges all women to avail themselves of a better understanding of
36	the risks associated with cervical cancer, to take preventive
37	steps to minimize those risks, and to undergo early detection
38	procedures such as Pap tests and adherence to the American
39	Cancer Society recommended cervical cancer screening guidelines.

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