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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING MARCH AS "COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Messier, Morgan, Morin, McLaughlin, and Hull

     Date Introduced: March 21, 2017

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society encourages the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations to observe March, 2017 as "Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month;" and

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     WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men

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and women combined in Rhode Island as well as in the United States; and

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     WHEREAS, An estimated 490 people in Rhode Island were diagnosed with colorectal

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cancer this year and an estimated 160 people in Rhode Island died from this disease in 2016; and

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     WHEREAS, When colorectal cancer is found early, it has a survival rate of 80-95

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percent, but left undetected, survival rates for colorectal cancer can plummet to 10 percent; and

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     WHEREAS, There are often no symptoms of colorectal cancer, but regular screenings

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can significantly reduce the number of deaths from this disease by detecting cancerous or pre-

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cancerous conditions early, when treatment is most effective; and

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     WHEREAS, Education can help inform the public of methods of early detection and

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prevention. Colorectal cancer is largely preventable with screening tests that find and remove pre-

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cancerous polyps; and

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     WHEREAS, Working with the legislature, the American Cancer Society remains

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committed and dedicated to informing the public about colorectal cancer prevention and

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screening; now, therefore be it

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

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Providence Plantations hereby proclaims the month of March as "Colorectal Cancer Awareness

 

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Month" in Rhode Island; and be it further

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

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the American Cancer Society, and Anne-Louise

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B. Oliphant, Vice President, Communications, American College of Gastroenterology.

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