HR 9041

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution declaring September 26, 2010, as
3	"Mesothelioma Awareness Day" in Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, mesothelioma is a rare aggressive cancer often
6	attributed to exposure to asbestos that affects the linings of
7	the lungs, abdomen, esophagus, heart, and stomach, and
8	WHEREAS, between 2,000 and 3,000 Americans die each year
9	from mesothelioma and up to 3,000 new cases of the disease are
10	diagnosed each year in the United States, and
11	WHEREAS, there is no known cure for mesothelioma, and
12	WHEREAS, the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, a
13	national nonprofit collaboration of patients and families,
14	physicians, advocates, and researchers was established to
15	eradicate mesothelioma through the promotion of research,
16	support of patients and caregivers, dissemination of the latest
17	clinical information, and the sponsorship of an annual symposium
18	to bring the world's leading mesothelioma experts together to
19	discuss advances in treatment, and
20	WHEREAS, the establishment of Mesothelioma Awareness Day
21	will raise public awareness of the disease and of the need to
22	develop effective treatments for it, NOW, THEREFORE,
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24	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
25	Florida:
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27	That September 26, 2010, is declared "Mesothelioma
28	Awareness Day" in Florida.

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