| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution recognizing the month of April 2006 as |
| 3 | "Cancer Control Awareness Month" in Florida. |
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| 5 | WHEREAS, during the course of a lifetime, cancer, the |
| 6 | leading cause of death, will strike approximately one out of two |
| 7 | men and one out of three women, accounting for one of every four |
| 8 | deaths, but it has been determined that many cancers can be |
| 9 | cured if detected early and treated promptly or can be prevented |
| 10 | by lifestyle changes, and |
| 11 | WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society estimates that, during |
| 12 | 2006, more than 98,960 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in |
| 13 | Florida alone and more than 39,930 Floridians will die from the |
| 14 | disease, and |
| 15 | WHEREAS, 87 percent of all lung cancer deaths and 29 |
| 16 | percent of all cancer deaths are attributable to cigarette |
| 17 | smoking or other tobacco use, and as many as one-third of such |
| 18 | deaths expected during this year may be associated with poor |
| 19 | nutrition, physical inactivity, obesity, and other lifestyle |
| 20 | factors and thus may have been prevented, and |
| 21 | WHEREAS, the 5-year survival rate for all cancers combined |
| 22 | is 65 percent, but survival rates may increase significantly for |
| 23 | certain cancers such as breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers |
| 24 | if they are detected and treated early, and cancer incidence and |
| 25 | death in Florida may be significantly reduced with increased |
| 26 | awareness of and adherence to the American Cancer Society's |
| 27 | cancer screening guidelines, and |
| 28 | WHEREAS, the observance of Cancer Control Awareness Month |
| 29 | and the promotion of such statewide cancer-control initiatives |
| 30 | as the American Cancer Society-sponsored Florida Dialogue on |
| 31 | Cancer may be of significant benefit to the state and its |
| 32 | residents in realizing a substantial reduction in this |
| 33 | devastating disease, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 35 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 36 | Florida: |
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| 38 | That the House of Representatives recognizes the month of |
| 39 | April 2006 as "Cancer Control Awareness Month" in Florida and |
| 40 | urges all Floridians to avail themselves of a better |
| 41 | understanding of the risks associated with the incidence of |
| 42 | cancer, to adopt behaviors that are likely to lessen these |
| 43 | risks, and to increase the chances of early detection and cure |
| 44 | by following the American Cancer Society's cancer screening |
| 45 | guidelines. |