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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY REDWINE and KIBBIE
1 3 A Resolution designating March 6, 2001, as Lymphedema
1 4 D-Day.
1 5 WHEREAS, lymphedema is an accumulation of lymphatic
1 6 fluid that causes swelling in the arms, legs, or other
1 7 areas of the body and affects both men and women; and
1 8 WHEREAS, the swelling caused by lymphedema can lead
1 9 to severe infection or loss of the use of limbs, and
1 10 patients suffering from lymphedema must endure
1 11 physical discomfort and disfigurement and cope with
1 12 the distress caused by these symptoms; and
1 13 WHEREAS, the single largest group of people who get
1 14 lymphedema are cancer patients, including breast,
1 15 prostate, gynecological, head, neck, and lung cancer
1 16 and sarcoma and melanoma patients; and
1 17 WHEREAS, recent studies have indicated that 20
1 18 percent of breast cancer patients will get lymphedema
1 19 after surgery and radiation; and
1 20 WHEREAS, according to the National Cancer
1 21 Institute, a reported 8.5 million Americans are living
1 22 after a diagnosis of cancer, of which about 2 million
1 23 are breast cancer survivors; and
1 24 WHEREAS, no drug or effective surgical treatment
1 25 for lymphedema currently exists; and
1 26 WHEREAS, research in all areas of lymphedema have
1 27 been notably limited; and
1 28 WHEREAS, lymphedema, which has no cure and can
1 29 occur anytime, has a severe financial, physical, and
1 30 psychological impact on patients; and
2 1 WHEREAS, each year on March 6th, the National
2 2 Lymphedema Network sponsors Lymphedema D-Day to honor
2 3 patients and to raise awareness of the treatment and
2 4 severity of this condition; NOW THEREFORE,
2 5 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
2 6 designates March 6, 2001, as Lymphedema D-Day.
2 7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Senate encourages
2 8 the citizens of Iowa to honor and support the
2 9 courageous patients living and coping with this
2 10 debilitating condition.
2 11 LSB 2843SS 79
2 12 vl/pj/5
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