HR1196 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Approximately 1 in 7 women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime; and

WHEREAS, The incidence rate of women with breast cancer in Illinois has continued to increase throughout the past ten years; and

WHEREAS, The amount of research and development of new breast cancer treatments for women has worked to exponentially increase the number of breast cancer survivors in Illinois; and

WHEREAS, When diagnosed at early stages (Stage 1), the 5-year breast cancer survival rate for women is 97%; and

WHEREAS, Recent data indicate that nearly one out of every five enrollees in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, which specializes in providing critical breast and cervical cancer screening services to underserved women, do not adhere to recommended mammography rescreening schedules; and

WHEREAS, Lower-income breast cancer patients are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced stages of the disease and have lower 5-year survival rates; and

WHEREAS, Illinois' FY 2005 appropriation of $10 million for tobacco use prevention from the 1998 tobacco Master Settlement Agreement entered in the case of People of the State of Illinois v. Philip Morris, et al. in the Circuit Court of Cook County falls well short of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's suggested appropriation of $63 million for tobacco use prevention; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Susan G. Komen Foundation is annually recognized on October 14th for its vigorous efforts to eradicate breast cancer through research, education, screening, and treatment; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we encourage the continued citizen participation in the Penny Severns Breast and Cervical Cancer Research Fund Income Tax check-off, which raised more than $100,000 in FY 2004 alone; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we strongly encourage women age 40 and older to have mammogram screenings every 1-2 years; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we urge the General Assembly to appropriate additional funding for breast cancer awareness and prevention from the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we urge the Congress of the United States to pass an FY 2005 appropriation for the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program in the amount of $250 million; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we urge the State of Illinois to continue maximizing its federal funding allocation from the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program by continuing to appropriate the maximum annual matching dollars to this vital program; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we urge the Director of the Illinois State Fair to annually designate one day at the State Fair as a day of recognition for Breast Cancer Awareness; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this Resolution be forwarded to each member of the Illinois Congressional delegation and to the Director of the Illinois State Fair.