Full Text of HR0701 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, In 2020, an estimated 13,800 cases of invasive | 3 | | cervical cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S., and | 4 | | approximately 4,290 deaths will occur from cervical cancer; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, All women are at risk for cervical cancer, with | 6 | | women over the age of 30 being at the highest risk; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Certain groups continue to be at increased risk of | 8 | | developing or dying from cervical cancer; Hispanic, American | 9 | | Indian, and Alaska Native women all have higher rates than | 10 | | other racial or ethnic groups; African American women have the | 11 | | highest death rates from cervical cancer; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Patients should consult their health care | 13 | | providers regarding individual risk for developing cervical | 14 | | cancer and HPV; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, The FDA recently expanded approval of the human | 16 | | papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine from anyone aged 9 to 26 to anyone | 17 | | aged 9 to 45; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 19 | | (CDC) estimates that HPV vaccine can prevent more than 90 | 20 | | percent of HPV-related cancers, including cervical cancer; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Since the HPV vaccine was introduced in the United | 2 | | States, cervical cancer rates related to HPV have decreased by | 3 | | almost 50 percent; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, The HPV vaccine is safe and effective; with | 5 | | vaccination and appropriate screening, cervical cancer is | 6 | | preventable; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Additional education and research on cervical | 8 | | cancer and HPV is needed, so more effective screening tests and | 9 | | treatments can be developed, including through clinical trials | 10 | | for cervical cancer; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we declare January 2020 as Cervical Health Awareness Month; and | 14 | | be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the University of Illinois Cancer Center as a | 17 | | symbol of our appreciation for their efforts in raising | 18 | | awareness and educating patients on how they can protect | 19 | | themselves against HPV and cervical cancer.
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