Florida Senate - 2021                            (NP)    SR 1124
       
       
        
       By Senator Berman
       
       
       
       
       
       31-01291-21                                           20211124__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing March 2021 as “Colorectal
    3         Cancer Awareness Month” in Florida.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the
    6  third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the
    7  United States, and
    8         WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society projects that, in
    9  2021, there will be 140,500 new cases of colorectal cancer in
   10  the United States, and
   11         WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society projects that, in
   12  2021, there will be 11,220 new cases of colorectal cancer in
   13  Florida and that 4,360 Floridians will die from colorectal
   14  cancer, and
   15         WHEREAS, the colorectal cancer survival rate could increase
   16  if adults older than 45 years of age were regularly screened to
   17  discover the cancer in its earliest stages, and
   18         WHEREAS, increasing awareness of and education concerning
   19  colorectal cancer will lead to significant progress in both
   20  preventing and overcoming the disease, as the majority of cases
   21  have proven to be both treatable and survivable when discovered
   22  early, NOW, THEREFORE,
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   24  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   26         That March 2021 is recognized as “Colorectal Cancer
   27  Awareness Month” in Florida.