House Resolution 133 - Introduced

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2        BY  SMITH, BAUDLER, WENDT, FOEGE, HEATON,
  1  3          FORD, T. OLSON, PETERSEN, and HOFFMAN
  1  4 A Resolution designating September 2008 as Prostate
  1  5    Cancer Awareness Month.
  1  6    WHEREAS, countless families in Iowa live with
  1  7 prostate cancer; and
  1  8    WHEREAS, a significant number of men in Iowa live
  1  9 with prostate cancer; and
  1 10    WHEREAS, over the past decade, prostate cancer has
  1 11 been the most commonly diagnosed nonskin cancer and
  1 12 the second most common cause of cancer=related deaths
  1 13 among men in Iowa; and
  1 14    WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society estimates
  1 15 218,890 men in the United States will be diagnosed
  1 16 with prostate cancer and 27,050 men will die of
  1 17 prostate cancer in 2008; and
  1 18    WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society estimates
  1 19 2,140 men in Iowa will be diagnosed with prostate
  1 20 cancer and 350 men will die of prostate cancer in
  1 21 2008; and
  1 22    WHEREAS, African=American males suffer a prostate
  1 23 cancer incidence rate up to 60 percent higher than
  1 24 white males and more than double the mortality rate;
  1 25 and
  1 26    WHEREAS, age, ethnicity, and family history are
  1 27 significant predictors of the severity of prostate
  1 28 cancer and the probability that the disease will lead
  1 29 to death; NOW THEREFORE,
  1 30    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  2  1 That the House of Representatives designates September
  2  2 2008 as Prostate Cancer Awareness month;
  2  3    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House of
  2  4 Representatives declares that Iowa state government
  2  5 has a responsibility to raise awareness about the
  2  6 importance of screening methods for, and treatment of,
  2  7 prostate cancer; to encourage increased research in
  2  8 order to improve screening and treatment of prostate
  2  9 cancer, and to provide that the causes of, and a cure
  2 10 for, prostate cancer may be discovered; and to
  2 11 continue to consider ways for improving access to, and
  2 12 the quality of, health care services for detecting and
  2 13 treating prostate cancer.
  2 14    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House of
  2 15 Representatives requests the Governor to issue a
  2 16 proclamation calling on the people of Iowa, interested
  2 17 groups, and affected persons to promote awareness of
  2 18 prostate cancer; to take an active role in the fight
  2 19 to end the devastating effects of prostate cancer on
  2 20 individuals and their families; to observe Prostate
  2 21 Cancer Awareness Month with appropriate ceremonies and
  2 22 activities; and to urge the United States Congress to
  2 23 prohibit the application of least costly alternative
  2 24 practices or similar policies for drugs and
  2 25 biologicals that unfairly target prostate cancer
  2 26 patients.
  2 27 LSB 6612HH 82
  2 28 rj/rj/24.1