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2015 -- H 6047 Enacted 04/07/2015

H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CELEBRATING "NATIONAL CANCER REGISTRARS WEEK" ON APRIL 6TH THROUGH THE 10TH, 2015, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Introduced By: Representatives Corvese, Azzinaro, Ucci, Shekarchi, and Kennedy

Date Introduced: April 07, 2015

WHEREAS, Cancer Registrars are health care professionals and data management

experts who collect and maintain data on persons diagnosed with this devastating disease; and

WHEREAS, Cancer Registrars work in a variety of cancer treatment and research

settings and manage a wide range of demographic and medical data on those with cancer; and

WHEREAS, The collected data informs cancer research, prevention, and treatment

programs; and

WHEREAS, The information is both submitted to and utilized by state and national

cancer registries to enable cancer programs to accurately determine cancer patient populations,

measure outcomes or treatment and survival, and formulate plans for improvement; and

WHEREAS, The Rhode Island Statewide Cancer Registry operates under the auspices of

the Hospital Association of Rhode Island (HARI), which maintains the statewide cancer registry

(RICR); and

WHEREAS, Funded by the Rhode Island Department of Health and the National

Program for Cancer Registries of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HARI not only

collects and maintains data related to Rhode Island's cancer patient population, but also provides

support to hospital tumor registries and promotes the American College of Surgeons-approved

cancer programs in acute care hospitals throughout the state; and

WHEREAS, Rhode Island has more than twenty-five cancer registrars operating across

the state. The information collected and compiled by these dedicated and determined

professionals is helping to improve diagnosis, treatment, and prevention efforts for many Rhode

Islanders; now, therefore be it

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

Providence Plantations hereby celebrates "National Cancer Registrars Week" on April 6th

through April 10th, 2015. We furthermore recognize and applaud the accomplishments of the

Rhode Island Cancer Registry and extend our gratitude for its efforts in fighting cancer in Rhode

Island and across the nation; and be it further

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

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Honorable Gina Raimondo, Governor of the

State of Rhode Island, and the Hospital Association of Rhode Island.

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