Full Text of HR0333 94th General Assembly
HR0333 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The week of April 25, 2005, is National Minority | 3 |
| Cancer Awareness Week; and
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| WHEREAS, Cancer affects some segments of the U.S. | 5 |
| population more than others, cutting across medically | 6 |
| underserved ethnic groups; and
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| WHEREAS, Common obstacles to maintaining health include | 8 |
| inadequate health insurance, education level, illiteracy, | 9 |
| poverty, and language barriers; and
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| WHEREAS, Currently, the African-American population in the | 11 |
| U.S. bears a disproportionate burden of cancer; | 12 |
| African-Americans have the highest mortality rate of any racial | 13 |
| and ethnic group for all cancers combined and for most major | 14 |
| cancers; and
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| WHEREAS, Currently, cancer is the second leading cause of | 16 |
| death among Hispanic adults, following heart disease; and
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| WHEREAS, Asian-Americans suffer from the highest liver | 18 |
| cancer incidence and mortality rate; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2005, an estimated 137,910 new cancer cases are | 20 |
| expected to be diagnosed among African-Americans, of which an | 21 |
| estimated 63,110 will die from their disease; and
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| WHEREAS, Among Hispanics, an estimated 67,400 new cancer | 23 |
| cases will be diagnosed, of which 22,100 will die from their | 24 |
| disease; and
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| WHEREAS, Minorities have a decreased likelihood of | 26 |
| surviving five years after diagnosis of cancer due to factors | 27 |
| associated with poverty which include reduced access to medical |
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| care, diagnosis of cancer at a later stage when the disease has | 2 |
| spread, and disparities in treatment; and
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| WHEREAS, Among African-American and Hispanic women, breast | 4 |
| cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer; and
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| WHEREAS, Among African-American and Hispanic men, prostate | 6 |
| cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death; and
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| WHEREAS, Among African-Americans, colorectal cancer is the | 8 |
| second most commonly diagnosed cancer; and
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| WHEREAS, Among Hispanics, colorectal cancer is the third | 10 |
| most commonly diagnosed cancer; and
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| WHEREAS, An estimated 15,500 deaths are expected among | 12 |
| African-Americans due to lung cancer, more than from any other | 13 |
| cancer; and
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| WHEREAS, An estimated 4,500 deaths are expected among | 15 |
| Hispanics due to lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death | 16 |
| among Hispanic men; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 |
| we recognize the week of April 25, 2005, as National Minority | 20 |
| Cancer Awareness Week; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we support the American Cancer Society | 22 |
| principle, "By 2015: Eliminate the disparities in cancer | 23 |
| burdens among population groups by reducing age-adjusted | 24 |
| cancer incidence and mortality rates and improving quality of | 25 |
| life in the poor and underserved"; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we urge Governor Rod Blagojevich to promote | 27 |
| the awareness of the unequal cancer burden for ethnic and |
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| medically underserved populations; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 |
| delivered to Governor Rod Blagojevich.
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