2015 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 43
BY SENATOR CLAITOR AND REPRESENTATIVE FOIL
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To urge and request that the citizens of Louisiana recognize the lifesaving 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-three thousand ninety new cases of colon cancer and
thirty-nine thousand six hundred ten new cases of rectal cancer occurring during 2015; and
WHEREAS, colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths
among men and women in the United States, with an estimated forty-nine thousand seven
hundred deaths possible in 2015; and
WHEREAS, the lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer is one in twenty; and
WHEREAS, the overwhelming majority of colorectal cancer cases are 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 lifesaving benefits of routine colorectal screening examinations and lifesaving
efforts by colorectal specialists.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge
Louisianians to recognize the lifesaving 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
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