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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 8
BY SENATOR CLAITOR AND REPRESENTATIVE GREENE
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To urge and request that the citizens of Louisiana recognize the life-saving benefits of
routine colorectal screening examinations and schedule such examinations as
deemed appropriate by their physicians.
WHEREAS, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer occurring in the
United States, with an estimated ninety-six thousand eight hundred thirty new cases of colon
cancer and forty thousand new cases of rectal cancer occurring during 2014; and
WHEREAS, colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths,
with an estimated fifty thousand three hundred ten deaths possible in 2014; and
WHEREAS, the lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer is one in twenty; and
WHEREAS, the overwhelming majority of colorectal cancer cases is preventable
with routine screening examinations; and
WHEREAS, current screening guidelines recommend that all those persons aged
fifty and older obtain routine screening examinations; and
WHEREAS, screening guidelines recommend colorectal examinations starting at an
earlier age if there is a family history or symptoms of colorectal cancer are experienced; and
WHEREAS, less than thirty percent of those for whom colorectal screening
examinations are recommended are scheduling such diagnostic examinations; and
WHEREAS, colorectal specialists provide state-of-the-art surgical treatment for
colorectal cancer; and
WHEREAS, colorectal specialists work in conjunction with oncologists, radiologists,
and other medical professionals to provide the most appropriate and beneficial medical
treatment, resulting in optimal medical outcomes for colorectal cancer patients.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
recognize the life-saving benefits of routine colorectal screening examinations and life-
saving efforts by colorectal specialists. SCR NO. 8 ENROLLED
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge
Louisianians to recognize the life-saving benefits of routine colorectal screening
examinations and to schedule colorectal screening examinations as deemed appropriate by
their physicians.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana further recognizes
the critical role of colorectal specialists, oncologists, and radiologists, in providing the
optimal medical outcomes for colorectal cancer patients in Louisiana.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES