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5	5		By Representative Faulkner
6	6		RFD: Rules
7	7		First Read: 04-Feb-25
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16		-	RECOGNIZING MARCH 2025 AS COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
17		-	IN ALABAMA.
	15	+	HJR___ RECOGNIZING MARCH 2025 AS COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS
	16	+	MONTH IN ALABAMA.
18	17		WHEREAS, colorectal cancer is the second leading
19	18		cause of cancer death among men and women combined in the
20	19		United States; and
21	20		WHEREAS, colorectal cancer is one of the most highly
22	21		preventable forms of cancer because screening tests can find
23	22		polyps that can be removed before becoming cancerous; and
24	23		WHEREAS, screening tests can detect colorectal cancer
25	24		early, when treatment works best; and
26	25		WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and
27	26		Prevention estimates that if every individual aged 50 or
28	27		older had regular screening tests, as many as 60 percent of
29	28		deaths from colorectal cancer could be prevented; and
30	29		WHEREAS, when detected early, the five-year survival
31	30		rate for patients with localized colorectal cancer is 90
32	31		percent, but only 39 percent of all diagnoses are diagnosed
33	32		at this stage, mostly due to low rates of screening; and
34	33		WHEREAS, colorectal cancer screenings can effectively
35	34		reduce colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, yet one in
36	35		three adults over 50 years of age are not up to date with
37	36		recommended colorectal cancer screening; and
38	37		WHEREAS, deaths from colorectal cancer occur
39	38		disproportionately among those who are underserved or
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69	68		disproportionately among those who are underserved or
70	69		underinsured; and
71	70		WHEREAS, since 2014, colorectal cancer rates have
72	71		been increasing by two percent per year in people younger
73	72		than 50 years of age; and
74	73		WHEREAS, public awareness and education campaigns on
75	74		colorectal cancer prevention, screening, and symptoms are
76	75		held during the month of March each year; and
77	76		WHEREAS, educational efforts can help provide
78	77		information to the public of methods of prevention and
79	78		screening, as well as about symptoms for early detection;
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81	80		WHEREAS, greater awareness of colon cancer and the
82	81		means to prevent it could save the lives of hundreds of
83	82		Alabamians every year; and
84	83		WHEREAS, observing Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
85	84		during the month of March would provide a special
86	85		opportunity to offer education on the importance of early
87	86		detection and screening; now therefore,
88	87		BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH
89	88		HOUSES THEROF CONCURRING, That we recognize the importance
90	89		of colorectal screenings.
91	90		BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That we encourage all
92	91		Alabamians who are 45 years of age and older to get a
93	92		colorectal screening, and we recognize March 2025 as
94	93		Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Alabama.
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121		-	Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Alabama.
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123		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
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125		-	President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
126		-	House of Representatives
127		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in
128		-	and was passed by the House 13-Feb-25.
129		-	John Treadwell
130		-	Clerk
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