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2019 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 77
BY REPRESENTATIVE STOKES
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Susan G. Komen Louisiana Affiliates and to recognize Thursday, May 16,
2019, as Susan G. Komen Day at the state capitol.
WHEREAS, Susan G. Komen is the world's largest breast cancer organization,
funding more breast cancer research than any other nonprofit, while providing real-time help
to those facing the disease; and
WHEREAS, Susan G. Komen has a global research investment of more than $988
million; and
WHEREAS, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women in the
United States; and
WHEREAS, among the fifty states, Louisiana ranks second highest in breast cancer
mortality despite the fact that the breast cancer incidence rate in Louisiana is lower than the
national average; and
WHEREAS, this year in Louisiana, it is estimated that over three thousand seven
hundred seventy new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in women, and more than six
hundred twenty Louisiana women and men will die of the disease; and
WHEREAS, approximately 11.4% of Louisiana residents are uninsured, and the
uninsured are more likely to face a late-stage diagnosis involving fewer treatment options
and lower chances of survival; and
WHEREAS, Susan G. Komen Affiliates work to achieve their bold goal of reducing
the breast cancer death rate in the U.S. by 50% by 2026 by advocating full state funding and
matching federal funding of the Louisiana Breast and Cervical Health Program so that the
program continues to provide early detection services to women in the state; and
WHEREAS, Susan G. Komen Affiliates continue their mission on a local, national,
and global level to identify the cures that will end breast cancer as a life threatening disease
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and to provide community-based support to the women and men who are fighting breast
cancer today, including women and men in the state of Louisiana.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Susan G. Komen Louisiana Affiliates for their unwavering dedication to the fight
against breast cancer and does hereby recognize Thursday, May 16, 2019, as Susan G.
Komen Day at the state capitol.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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