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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death
3for both men and women, and within every ethnic population, in
4Illinois, the United States and the world, this year killing
5more Americans than breast, prostate, and colon cancer
6combined; and
 
7    WHEREAS, In the United States in 2010, about 222,520 new
8cases of lung cancer were estimated to be diagnosed (116,750
9among men and 105,770 among women); and
 
10    WHEREAS, In the United States in 2010, there were an
11estimated 157,300 deaths from lung cancer (86,220 among men and
1271,080 among women), accounting for about 27% of all cancer
13deaths; and
 
14    WHEREAS, In Illinois in 2010, there were an estimated 9,190
15people diagnosed with lung cancer, and it is estimated that
16over 6,490 residents succumbed to the disease; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Lung cancer causes include smoking, secondhand
18smoke, exposure to toxins and known carcinogens, and genetic
19abnormalities; and
 
20    WHEREAS, 80% of lung cancer cases are diagnosed in people

 

 

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1who have never smoked or who have quit smoking; and
 
2    WHEREAS, An estimated 90% of lung cancer deaths among men
3and approximately 80% of lung cancer deaths among women are
4attributed to smoking; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Lung cancer has a poor prognosis; even with
6treatment, people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer have
7a 5-year survival rate of less than 5 percent; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Increased awareness and coordination among all
9stakeholders, including federal and state governments,
10providers, patient groups, community leaders and
11organizations, the public, businesses, and researchers, is
12critical to promote the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of
13lung cancer; therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
16we proclaim the month of November 2011 as Lung Cancer Awareness
17Month in the State of Illinois.