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Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 29
BY SENATOR DORSEY-COLOMB
A RESOLUTION
To recognize July 2013 as Sarcoma Awareness Month.
WHEREAS, sarcoma is a cancer of connective tissues, such as nerves, muscles,
joints, fat, bones, and blood vessels and may arise anywhere in the body; and
WHEREAS, more than thirteen thousand people in the United States were diagnosed
with sarcoma last year, more than five thousand died, and fifty thousand are struggling with
the disease at any one time; and
WHEREAS, each year one percent of the cancers diagnosed in adults and fifteen
percent of cancers diagnosed in children are sarcoma; and
WHEREAS, more than fifty subtypes of sarcoma have been identified; and
WHEREAS, the National Cancer Institute recognizes that sarcoma is often
misdiagnosed and underreported; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to set aside a special month to increase awareness of
sarcoma, to highlight the need for more research funding relative to sarcoma, and to support
individuals with the cancer.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby recognize July 2013 as Sarcoma Awareness Month.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc., Mid South Division.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE