Full Text of SJR0030 95th General Assembly
SJ0030 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths | 3 |
| in both men and women in Illinois, the United States, and the | 4 |
| world, this year killing more Americans than breast, prostate, | 5 |
| and colon cancer combined; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, There were an estimated 173,000 new cases of lung | 7 |
| cancer and an estimate 428 deaths from lung cancer each day in | 8 |
| the United States; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, There will be an estimated 7,290 new cases of lung | 10 |
| cancer in Illinois this year, and there will be an estimated | 11 |
| 6,790 deaths from lung cancer this year; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Smoking is the number one cause of lung cancer, | 13 |
| yet former smokers and persons who have never smoked comprise | 14 |
| 60% of the majority of new cases of lung cancer each year; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, Other causes of lung cancer are exposure to | 16 |
| cancer-causing substances or carcinogens, such as asbestos, | 17 |
| radon, uranium, arsenic, and certain petroleum products; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, In the early stages of lung cancer, symptoms are | 19 |
| usually not apparent, however, when symptoms occur, the cancer | 20 |
| is often advanced; and |
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| WHEREAS, Symptoms of lung cancer include chronic cough, | 2 |
| hoarseness, coughing up blood, weight loss and loss of | 3 |
| appetite, shortness of breath, fever without a known reason, | 4 |
| wheezing, repeated bouts of bronchitis or pneumonia and chest | 5 |
| pain; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, There is currently no standard screening for lung | 7 |
| cancer; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Funding for lung cancer medical research falls far | 9 |
| short of that for other less fatal diseases; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, To help build awareness and save lives, the Lung | 11 |
| Cancer Alliance, a national patient advocacy group for lung | 12 |
| cancer dedicated to helping build awareness of this disease, | 13 |
| has proclaimed November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month; and
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| WHEREAS, It is only fitting and proper for the State of | 15 |
| Illinois to join the nation in designating November as "Lung | 16 |
| Cancer Awareness Month" so that through better education, more | 17 |
| cases of lung cancer may be found in the early stage, when the | 18 |
| chances of long-term survival are as high as 85 percent; | 19 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 2 |
| CONCURRING HEREIN, that the month of November annually be | 3 |
| designated "Lung Cancer Awareness Month" in the State of | 4 |
| Illinois; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Governor is requested to issue a | 6 |
| proclamation calling upon the public officials and the citizens | 7 |
| of Illinois to observe the month with appropriate activities | 8 |
| and programs annually; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| delivered to Governor Rod Blagojevich.
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