Full Text of SR0975 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | 3 | | congratulate the RUSH University System for Health and the | 4 | | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center on the occasion | 5 | | of their collaboration to create the RUSH MD Anderson Cancer | 6 | | Center in Chicago; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society projects that in the | 8 | | coming year, almost 5,500 people will be diagnosed with cancer | 9 | | every day, the first time new cases of cancer in the United | 10 | | States are expected to cross the 2-million mark; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, More than 1,600 people will likely die from | 12 | | cancer in the U.S. each day; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, More than 70,000 Illinois residents will likely | 14 | | be among those diagnosed with cancer in the next year; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Unacceptable racial inequities exist in cancer | 16 | | mortality and must be addressed; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society also projects that | 18 | | the number of cancer survivors in the United States is | 19 | | projected to increase to 22.5 million by 2032, representing | 20 | | 5.4% of the population; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, One of the leading reasons that more people are | 2 | | surviving cancer is years of public and private investment in | 3 | | developing cutting edge cancer fighting drugs, therapies, and | 4 | | techniques; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer | 6 | | Center, which focuses exclusively on cancer and has been named | 7 | | one of the top two hospitals in cancer care every year since | 8 | | U.S. News & World Report began its annual rankings list | 9 | | "America's Best Hospitals" in 1990, plays a vital role in | 10 | | developing and delivering these new therapies and techniques; | 11 | | and | 12 | | WHEREAS, The RUSH University System for Health | 13 | | consistently ranks among the top performers nationally in | 14 | | every major hospital rating system, including its very highly | 15 | | ranked cancer program; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, The RUSH University System for Health is a | 17 | | national leader in establishing health equity as a system | 18 | | priority, ensuring accessibility to advanced treatments and | 19 | | therapies for cancer that leaves no one behind; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, The RUSH University System for Health's high | 21 | | national rankings are driven by constantly improving patient |
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| 1 | | care, and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | 2 | | has a highly selective national partnership program; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, On April 26, 2024, the RUSH University System for | 4 | | Health and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | 5 | | announced the creation of the RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center | 6 | | to provide Illinois residents with greater access to cancer | 7 | | treatments and research considered among the best in the | 8 | | world; therefore, be it | 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the | 11 | | RUSH University System for Health and the University of Texas | 12 | | MD Anderson Cancer Center on their collaboration in | 13 | | establishing the RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center in Chicago to | 14 | | enhance access to the most advanced cancer treatments and to | 15 | | seek to address the persistent inequities in cancer care in | 16 | | Illinois and across the nation; and be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the RUSH University System for Health as an | 19 | | expression of our esteem and respect. |
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