HR 9199

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution designating May 1-7, 2005, as "Brain Tumor
3	Action Week 2005" in Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, more than 190,000 people in the United States are
6	diagnosed with a primary or metastatic brain tumor each year,
7	and
8	WHEREAS, brain tumors are the leading cause of solid tumor
9	cancer death in people younger than 20 years of age and are the
10	third leading cause of cancer death in adults between the ages
11	of 20 and 39, and
12	WHEREAS, because brain tumors are located in the control
13	center for thought, emotion, and movement, their effects can be
14	devastating, and
15	WHEREAS, there are more than 120 different types of brain
16	tumors, making effective treatment very complicated, and,
17	whether malignant or benign, brain tumors can be life
18	threatening, and
19	WHEREAS, enhancing the quality of life of people with brain
20	tumors requires access to quality specialty care, clinical
21	trials, followup care, and rehabilitative services, and
22	improving the outlook for adults and children with brain tumors
23	requires research into causes of and better treatments for brain
24	tumors, NOW, THEREFORE,
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26	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
27	Florida:
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29	That May 1-7, 2005, is designated as "Brain Tumor Action
30	Week 2005" in Florida.

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