PRINTER'S NO. 2949
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
397
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY OBERLANDER, ROWE, McNEILL, HEFFLEY, PICKETT,
KINSEY, MALAGARI, SCHLOSSBERG, CURRY, CAUSER, CERRATO,
NEILSON AND CONKLIN, APRIL 16, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, APRIL 16, 2024
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of May 6 through 12, 2024, as "Women's Lung
Health Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Lung cancer is by far the leading cause of cancer
deaths in the United States, accounting for about one in five of
all cancer deaths; and
WHEREAS, Each year, more people die of lung cancer than of
colon, breast and prostate cancers combined; and
WHEREAS, Lung cancer, both small cell and non-small cell, is
the second most common cancer in women in the United States; and
WHEREAS, The lung cancer death rate in women has almost
doubled over the past 40 years; and
WHEREAS, For 2024, the American Cancer Society's estimate for
the diagnosis of new lung cancer in women in the United States
is approximately 118,270, with lung cancer resulting in 59,280
deaths of women in the nation; and
WHEREAS, The chance that a woman will develop lung cancer in
her lifetime is about 1 in 17, including both smokers and
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nonsmokers; and
WHEREAS, White women are about 16% more likely to develop
lung cancer than Black women; and
WHEREAS, Black women are less likely to be diagnosed with
lung cancer at an early stage when survival rates are the
highest; and
WHEREAS, While women have lower rates of lung cancer than
men, the lung cancer rate among women has been dropping only
during the past decade; and
WHEREAS, The American Lung Association celebrates 120 years
of impact in 2024 and leads the national initiative to defeat
lung cancer; and
WHEREAS, Public support for research funding will result in
new treatments and better methods of early detection; and
WHEREAS, Lung cancer screening saves lives and advocacy and
increased awareness will result in more high-risk individuals
getting screened; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
week of May 6 through 12, 2024, as "Women's Lung Health Week" in
Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage all
residents of this Commonwealth to learn more about the detection
and treatment of lung cancer.
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