Florida Senate - 2022                            (NP)    SR 1976
       
       
        
       By Senator Hooper
       
       
       
       
       
       16-02121-22                                           20221976__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing and commending Moffitt Cancer
    3         Center on the occasion of its 35th anniversary.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, Moffitt Cancer Center was created by the
    6  Legislature in 1981, with construction of the campus beginning
    7  in 1983 and the center opening its doors in 1986, and
    8         WHEREAS, in 1997, Moffitt Cancer Center earned a National
    9  Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Center Support Grant and by 2001
   10  received the prestigious NCI designation as a Comprehensive
   11  Cancer Center, in recognition of its scientific excellence and
   12  its leadership in the discovery and development of more
   13  effective approaches to cancer prevention, diagnosis, and
   14  treatment, and
   15         WHEREAS, with this national recognition, Moffitt Cancer
   16  Center continues to attract top physicians and scientists from
   17  around the world, and
   18         WHEREAS, Moffitt Cancer Center provides care to nearly
   19  68,000 patients annually from all of this state’s 67 counties,
   20  all 50 states, and 133 countries, and
   21         WHEREAS, to accommodate a growing number of patients and
   22  fulfill a critical need for increased outpatient services, the
   23  center embraced plans for expansion, including the opening of
   24  Moffitt Cancer Center at International Plaza in 2011 and the
   25  Moffitt McKinley Outpatient Center in 2015, and
   26         WHEREAS, over the course of 35 years, the number of
   27  employees at Moffitt Cancer Center has grown from 400 to more
   28  than 7,500, with an economic impact of nearly $2.5 billion, and
   29         WHEREAS, Moffitt Cancer Center annually trains more than
   30  2,600 oncology professionals, and
   31         WHEREAS, Moffitt Cancer Center is a leader in
   32  groundbreaking discoveries in basic, clinical, quantitative, and
   33  population science, with Moffitt Cancer Center researchers
   34  playing a key role in the approval of HPV vaccines to prevent
   35  cervical, head and neck, and other cancers and in the
   36  development of CAR-T cell therapy, a new curative treatment for
   37  lymphoma, and
   38         WHEREAS, these researchers also played a key role in the
   39  understanding of the genetic basis of cancer risk and in the use
   40  of mathematical models to inform adaptive therapy to reduce the
   41  risk of cancer recurrence, and
   42         WHEREAS, Moffitt Cancer Center is deeply committed to
   43  serving and engaging with diverse communities through outreach,
   44  education, and screening, and
   45         WHEREAS, to that end, Moffitt Cancer Center continues to
   46  work closely with its patient and community advisory boards to
   47  meet their needs and recognize their priorities; is providing
   48  cancer education related to prevention, early detection, and
   49  clinical trials; and is providing free screenings for a variety
   50  of cancers across the Tampa Bay area, NOW, THEREFORE,
   51  
   52  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
   53  
   54         That Moffitt Cancer Center is recognized and commended on
   55  the occasion of its 35th anniversary for its contribution to the
   56  prevention and cure of cancer and for its vision to transform
   57  cancer care through cutting edge science, high-quality clinical
   58  care, and novel partnerships.