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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 8
BY REPRESENTATIVE PUGH
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To recognize July 2012 as Sarcoma Awareness Month in Louisiana.
WHEREAS, sarcoma is a cancer of connective tissues, such as muscle, cartilage, fat,
bone, and blood vessels, and can arise anywhere in the body; and
WHEREAS, about eleven thousand Americans are diagnosed with sarcoma each
year, five thousand die each year, and fifty thousand are struggling with the disease at any
one time; and
WHEREAS, about one percent of cancers diagnosed in adults and about fifteen
percent of cancers diagnosed in children are sarcoma; and
WHEREAS, more than fifty subtypes of sarcomas have been identified; and
WHEREAS, the National Cancer Institute recognizes that sarcoma is frequently
misdiagnosed and highly underreported; and
WHEREAS, nonprofit sarcoma organizations want to raise awareness in hopes that
more patients will get proper diagnosis and treatment, and these organizations have agreed
upon July of 2012 as Sarcoma Awareness Month.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
recognize July of 2012 as Sarcoma Awareness Month in Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Sandra Lode.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE