Florida Senate - 2017                            (NP)    SR 1782
       
       
        
       By Senator Clemens
       
       
       
       
       
       31-02451-17                                           20171782__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing April 1, 2017, as
    3         “Dupuytren’s Disease Awareness Day” in Florida.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, Dupuytren’s disease, also known as Dupuytren’s
    6  contracture, is one of a group of diseases resulting in fibrosis
    7  or scar tissue which cripples hands, diminishes quality of life,
    8  and affects the overall health of millions of people worldwide,
    9  and
   10         WHEREAS, more than 10 million people in the United States
   11  suffer bent fingers from Dupuytren’s disease, which is more
   12  common in men than in women and is hereditary, and
   13         WHEREAS, part of the biology of Dupuytren’s disease
   14  overlaps with that of other fibrotic conditions, including
   15  cirrhosis of the liver, pulmonary fibrosis, arteriosclerosis,
   16  and some cancers, and
   17         WHEREAS, the most common treatments for Dupuytren’s disease
   18  are open surgery and minimally invasive procedures, such as
   19  injections, with most contractures returning after treatment,
   20  and
   21         WHEREAS, there is currently no cure for Dupuytren’s
   22  disease, and scientists and physicians around the world are
   23  conducting research to develop better treatments and to find a
   24  cure, and
   25         WHEREAS, increasing awareness and education of Dupuytren’s
   26  disease may lead to significant progress in the research to
   27  discover the root cause and the cure, NOW, THEREFORE,
   28  
   29  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   31         That April 1, 2017, is recognized as “Dupuytren’s Disease
   32  Awareness Day” in Florida.