PRINTER'S NO. 2216
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
250
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY GALLAGHER, MAJOR, KHAN, FLICK, VENKAT,
KOSIEROWSKI, GUENST, MADDEN, SAMUELSON, SANCHEZ, N. NELSON,
HILL-EVANS, HANBIDGE, HOHENSTEIN, ROZZI, MUNROE, PICKETT,
MERSKI, GILLEN, A. BROWN, ABNEY, DONAHUE, T. DAVIS, McNEILL,
MARCELL, SCHLOSSBERG, BOROWSKI, KINSEY, McANDREW, CEPEDA-
FREYTIZ, GAYDOS, NEILSON, FREEMAN, DALEY, HADDOCK, ARMANINI,
MALAGARI AND PASHINSKI, OCTOBER 27, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, OCTOBER 27, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of March 2024 as "Colorectal Cancer
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is cancer in either the colon or
the rectum; and
WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is usually related to polyps which
form in the colon or rectum and can spread through nearby
tissues or lymph nodes and possibly spread to other organs; and
WHEREAS, Symptoms of colorectal cancer can include blood in
or on stool, stomach pain, aches or cramps that do not go away
and unexplained weight loss; and
WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is a serious diagnosis that can
upend a person's life; and
WHEREAS, One in 24 people will be diagnosed with colorectal
cancer in their lifetime; and
WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly
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