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House Concurrent Resolution 74 History
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 74
(By Delegate Perdue, Boggs, Frederick, Hrutkay, Leach,
Longstreth, Miley, Moore, Pino, Susman, Tucker, Ashley, Hall,
Lane, Rowan, Schadler, Sumner and Wakim)
(Originating in the Committee on Health and Human Resources;
second referenced to the Committee on Rules.)
[March 30, 2005]
Requesting that the Joint Committee on Government and Finance
conduct a study to determine the need for a Colon Cancer
Detection and Prevention Board within the Bureau of Public
Health and the need for a colon cancer public awareness
campaign to encourage increased participation in colon
cancer screening programs in West Virginia.
Whereas, Colorectal cancers are the largest cause of cancer
deaths in the United States; and
Whereas, Early detection by appropriate screening can detect
and remove early cancers; and
Whereas, The survival rate for persons with colorectal
cancers found early is more than ninety percent; and
Whereas, March is national colorectal cancer awareness month;
and
Whereas, Colorectal cancer is the third most diagnosed cancer
in the United States with one out of eighteen persons in this
country developing colorectal cancer in his or her lifetime; and
Whereas, Nine in ten new cases of colorectal cancer are
people 50 or older. However, colorectal cancer does not
discriminate and can happen to men and women at any age; and
Whereas, A person in the United States is diagnosed with
colorectal cancer every four minutes; and
Whereas, Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of
cancer death among men and women in the United States and Canada
(after lung cancer); and
Whereas, The American Cancer Society estimated that 56,730
people will die from colorectal cancer in 2004 which means one
person in the United States dies of colorectal cancer every 9.3
minutes; and
Whereas, A colon cancer detection and awareness program
should be established and administered by the Commissioner for
the Bureau of Public Health; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby
requested to conduct an interim study
to determine the need for a
Colon Cancer Detection and Prevention Board within the Bureau of
Public Health and the need for a colon cancer public awareness
campaign to encourage increased participation in colon cancer
screening programs in West Virginia
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That this study include the feasibility of
establishing a colon cancer awareness program and diagnostic and treatment fund and the efficacy of utilizing a voluntary income
tax checkoff program to provide moneys for this fund; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2006,
on its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with
drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate its
recommendations; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct
this study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary
legislation be paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint
Committee on Government and Finance.
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