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HCR005.............................................................by SMITH
PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS - Stating findings of the Legislature and
declaring that every year September will be "Prostate Cancer Awareness
Month."
01/11 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/12 Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
01/17 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
01/18 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/19 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote
Title apvd - to Senate
01/19 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
01/29 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
01/30 10th Ord - ADOPTED - voice vote - to House
01/31 To enrol
02/01 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
02/02 Pres signed
02/05 To Secretary of State
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5
BY SMITH
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND DECLARING SEPTEMBER OF EVERY YEAR TO
3 BE PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
4 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
5 WHEREAS, prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of nonskin
6 cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men; and
7 WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society reports that there will be an esti-
8 mated 180,400 new cases of prostate cancer nationally in the year 2001, and
9 approximately 31,900 men will die from prostate cancer in the same year; and
10 WHEREAS, it is estimated that 800 men in Idaho will be newly diagnosed
11 with prostate cancer in the year 2001, and approximately 100 of these men will
12 die from prostate cancer in the same year; and
13 WHEREAS, approximately twenty-five percent of prostate cancer occurs in
14 men under the age of 65, during their prime working years, and deaths at any
15 age due to prostate cancer devastate families through lost income, lost part-
16 nership and lost support, depriving too many parents, women, children and
17 friends of a man they love; and
18 WHEREAS, men can reduce their risk of dying from prostate cancer if they
19 follow recommended screening guidelines, including examination by a health
20 care provider, and that increased awareness and use of early detection prac-
21 tices is essential to controlling prostate cancer.
22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
23 of the Fifty-sixth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the
24 Senate concurring therein, that every year, September is hereby declared to be
25 "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month" in Idaho and the Legislature calls upon the
26 people of this state to observe the month by learning how to prevent prostate
27 cancer and how to detect it early, and by encouraging all men to be screened
28 for the disease.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 10575
This legislation would declare September to be Prostate Cancer
Awareness Month. Prostate Cancer support groups have in the past
gone to the Governor for a proclamation of this nature. These
groups desire to have the proclamation perpetual, to facilitate
their programs facilitating information, dispensing health fairs
and treatment.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
Contact:
Name: Representative Smith
Phone: (208)332-1000
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