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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2014, TO BE "ESOPHAGEAL CANCER

AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representative Patricia A.Serpa

     Date Introduced: April 09, 2014

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, The purpose of recognizing the month of April as Esophageal Cancer

Awareness Month is to raise awareness, promote education, and encourage research of

esophageal cancer in the hope of discovering a cure; and

     WHEREAS, Esophageal adenocarcinoma is the fastest growing cancer in the western

world, where it has increased more than 500 percent in the past 30 years; and

     WHEREAS, There are no known underlying causes for esophageal cancer, just risk

factors; and

     WHEREAS, Many people die of esophageal cancer within the first year of noticing

symptoms; and

     WHEREAS, Patients whose esophageal cancer has spread only receive treatment towards

relieving symptoms, not towards curing the cancer; and

     WHEREAS, Survivors of esophageal cancer often suffer a lower quality of life after

surgery; and

     WHEREAS, Almost all cases of esophageal cancer are fatal, making it one of the

deadliest of all cancers; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby joins the Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation in

recognizing the Month of April as Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month in the state; and be it

further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Linda M. Molfesi, President of the Salgi

Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation.

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