Full Text of SR0406 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is estimated that 1,762,450 new cases of cancer | 3 | | will be diagnosed in
the United States in 2019; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The lifetime probability of a male or female | 5 | | developing cancer is 1 in 3; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, A cancer survivor is defined as anyone who has | 7 | | been diagnosed with
cancer, from the time of diagnosis through | 8 | | the balance of his or her life; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The National Cancer Institute reports that there | 10 | | are 15,500,000 cancer
survivors in the United States, and the | 11 | | number of cancer survivors is expected to
increase to | 12 | | 20,300,000 by 2026; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Cancer treatments can have severe, prolonged, or | 14 | | permanent side effects,
both physical and psychological; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Men, women, and children have been diagnosed with | 16 | | and battled
cancer; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day is a purely | 18 | | volunteer event
where volunteers from the spa, beauty, and | 19 | | related industries offer their
support and provide |
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| 1 | | complimentary services to all cancer survivors; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, The goal of Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day | 3 | | is to ensure that
all survivors feel empowered and included in | 4 | | their communities; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Since its inception in
2003, Cancer Survivor | 6 | | Beauty and Support Day has expanded to include thousands
of | 7 | | salons in all 50 States, Canada, and the United Kingdom; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day is | 9 | | recognized by both state
and local governments and numerous | 10 | | cancer support groups; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day is the only | 12 | | event of its kind,
with no solicitation of funds before, | 13 | | during, or after the event; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Each year, the first Tuesday in June is recognized | 15 | | as National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day; therefore, | 16 | | be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare June 4, 2019 | 19 | | as Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day in the State of | 20 | | Illinois; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That we recognize the value of support for all | 2 | | men, women, and children
cancer survivors, and the positive | 3 | | impact support has for both patients and families.
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