HR 9123

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing September 2011 as "Prostate
3	Cancer Awareness Month" in Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, prostate cancer is the most common cancer
6	diagnosed among men in Florida, and the American Cancer Society
7	estimates that, in 2010, more than 217,730 new cases of prostate
8	cancer were diagnosed in the United States and that there were
9	more than 2,590 deaths in Florida last year attributed to
10	prostate cancer, and
11	WHEREAS, of all the United States, Florida ranks third in
12	the number of prostate cancer cases and second in the number of
13	prostate cancer deaths, and
14	WHEREAS, African American and other black men have the
15	highest prostate cancer death rate in the world and a mortality
16	rate that is twice that of Caucasian men, and
17	WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society recommends that men
18	begin annual prostate cancer screening at age 50, except for men
19	at high risk, such as African Americans and men having a family
20	history of the disease, who are advised to begin annual
21	screening at age 45, and
22	WHEREAS, the 5-year survival rate for prostate cancer
23	patients is nearly 100 percent if the disease is diagnosed at
24	the local and regional stages, otherwise known as the early
25	stages, and
26	WHEREAS, the Man-to-Man Program of the American Cancer
27	Society attempts to increase prostate cancer awareness,
28	education, and support during the month of September and
29	throughout the year, NOW, THEREFORE,
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31	Be It Resolved by the Florida House of Representatives of the
32	State of Florida:
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34	That September 2011 is recognized as "Prostate Cancer
35	Awareness Month" in Florida and all men are urged to understand
36	the risks associated with prostate cancer, to take preventive
37	steps to minimize those risks, and to consult their doctors
38	about annual prostate cancer screening and compliance with the
39	screening guidelines recommended by the American Cancer Society.

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