PRINTER'S NO. 527
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
93
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MURT, BAKER, BENNINGHOFF, BISHOP, BOBACK,
V. BROWN, BROWNLEE, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, CONKLIN,
D. COSTA, SCHLEGEL CULVER, CUTLER, DEASY, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO,
DONATUCCI, DRISCOLL, DUSH, FARINA, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GABLER,
GIBBONS, GILLEN, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, HAHN,
HARHAI, HARHART, A. HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN,
KAVULICH, M. K. KELLER, KILLION, KIM, KINSEY, KIRKLAND,
KNOWLES, LONGIETTI, MACKENZIE, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MATZIE,
McCARTER, MILLARD, O'NEILL, OBERLANDER, PICKETT, QUIGLEY,
RAVENSTAHL, READSHAW, ROSS, ROZZI, SABATINA, SCHREIBER,
SCHWEYER, SONNEY, TALLMAN, THOMAS, TOEPEL, VEREB, WATSON AND
WHEELAND, FEBRUARY 17, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of June 2015 as "Cancer Survivors
Recognition Month" in Pennsylvania and honoring all cancer
survivors for their strength and courage in the face of this
devastating illness.
WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society reports that
approximately 1.6 million new cases of cancer are expected to be
diagnosed in the United States in 2015, with 81,540 new cases in
Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, As a result of advances in early detection and
treatment, cancer has become a curable disease for some and a
chronic illness for many others; and
WHEREAS, A cancer survivor is anyone living with a history of
cancer from the moment of diagnosis through the remainder of
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