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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING MAY, 2018, TO BE "NATIONAL MELANOMA AWARENESS MONTH"

IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     

     Introduced By: Senators Goodwin, McCaffrey, Miller, Goldin, and Lombardi

     Date Introduced: April 25, 2018

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, Skin cancer is a serious problem for people who spend significant time in

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the sun outdoors and for those who are exposed to ultraviolet light from indoor tanning beds; and

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     WHEREAS, Melanoma is the most deadly common form of skin cancer; and

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     WHEREAS, Melanoma is the second most common form of cancer for young adults

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aged 15 through 29; and

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     WHEREAS, Melanoma accounts for a large majority of all skin cancer deaths; and

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     WHEREAS, Melanoma treatment costs approximately $3.3 billion annually in the United

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States; and

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     WHEREAS, Advocacy, increased awareness, and skin cancer screening will result in a

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meaningful reduction in the burden of melanoma; and

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     WHEREAS, Melanoma rates have more than doubled in Rhode Island since 1991; and

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     WHEREAS, Professionals at Brown Dermatology, Lifespan Community Health Institute,

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The American Cancer Society, The Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island and the Rhode

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Island Department of Health are working diligently together to raise awareness about the dangers

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of sun exposure and indoor tanning, to promote safe ultraviolet exposure behaviors, to recognize

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and treat melanoma as early as possible, when it is still curable, and to accomplish the objectives

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within the 2013-2018 Rhode Island Cancer Prevention and Control Plan; and

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     WHEREAS, Across the nation, the month of May is designated as National Melanoma

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Awareness Month; now, therefore be it

 

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby proclaims May, 2018, to be "National Melanoma Awareness Month" in the State of Rhode

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Island and furthermore, encourages all residents to learn more about the prevention of melanoma

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and other skin cancers; 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 Joy Hamer, RN, OCN, President of the Board

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of the American Melanoma Foundation, Ms. Melissa Campbell, Chair, Partnership to Reduce

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Cancer in Rhode Island, Department of Health, and Dr. John Kawaoka, Brown Dermatology.

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