HR 9129

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing April 2008 as "Cancer Control
3	Awareness Month" in Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, cancer will strike approximately one out of two
6	men and about one out of every three women in the course of
7	their lives, and
8	WHEREAS, cancer accounts for one out every four deaths and
9	is the second-leading cause of death in the United States, and
10	WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society estimates that more
11	than 101,920 new cases of cancer in Florida will be diagnosed
12	and more than 41,660 Floridians will die from cancer in 2008,
13	and
14	WHEREAS, many cancers can be prevented by lifestyle changes
15	or cured if detected early and treated promptly, and
16	WHEREAS, as many as one-third of the cancer deaths
17	occurring each year are related to nutrition, physical
18	inactivity, obesity, and other lifestyle factors, and thus might
19	have been prevented, and
20	WHEREAS, almost half of all individuals who continue to
21	smoke may expect to die prematurely from lung cancer or other
22	tobacco-related diseases, and
23	WHEREAS, 30 percent of all cancer deaths and 87 percent of
24	all lung cancer deaths are caused by smoking cigarettes or other
25	tobacco products, and
26	WHEREAS, the 5-year survival rate for all cancers combined
27	is 66 percent, but survival rates may increase even more for
28	certain cancers such as breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers
29	if they are detected and treated early, and
30	WHEREAS, rates of cancer incidence and cancer deaths in
31	Florida may be significantly reduced through increased awareness
32	of the American Cancer Society's cancer-screening guidelines and
33	compliance with those guidelines, and
34	WHEREAS, promotion of Cancer Control Awareness Month and
35	statewide cancer-control initiatives, such as the Florida
36	Dialogue on Cancer sponsored by the American Cancer Society, may
37	assist Florida in significantly reducing the burden of cancer
38	that Floridians and the state currently confront, NOW,
39	THEREFORE,
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41	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
42	Florida:
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44	That the House of Representatives recognizes the month of
45	April 2008 as "Cancer Control Awareness Month" in Florida and
46	urges all Floridians to understand the risks associated with
47	cancer, to change behaviors that increase their cancer risks,
48	and to follow the American Cancer Society cancer-screening
49	guidelines.

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