HLS 22RS-1321 ORIGINAL
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 12
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCKNIGHT
HEALTH/CANCER: Recognizes March 21, 2022, as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Day at
the state capitol
1 A RESOLUTION
2To recognize Monday, March 21, 2022, as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Day at the state
3 capitol.
4 WHEREAS, in Louisiana, cancer is ranked as the second highest cause of death; and
5 WHEREAS, in 2022, there will be 28,680 new cancer cases and nearly 10,000 deaths
6in Louisiana, according to estimates; and
7 WHEREAS, in Louisiana, the mortality rate from cancer is well above the national
8average, and one of the reasons colorectal cancer has such a high mortality rate is that an
9estimated forty percent of all at-risk individuals have never been screened; and
10 WHEREAS, colorectal cancer is a highly preventable, treatable, and survivable form
11of cancer, especially when it is diagnosed early; and
12 WHEREAS, screening for colorectal cancer should happen for everyone between the
13ages of 45 and 75; and
14 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Department of Health, along with the Mary Bird Perkins
15Cancer Center, has set a goal of increasing screenings by two percentage points in 2022, to
16reduce colorectal cancer rates through education and outreach, and to make screenings more
17accessible for at-risk individuals; and
18 WHEREAS, the Louisiana state capitol will serve as the official kick-off location for
19this effort.
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HR NO. 12
1 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
2Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize Monday, March 21, 2022, as Colorectal
3Cancer Awareness Day at the state capitol.
4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the
5Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and to the secretary of the Louisiana Department of
6Health.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 12 Original 2022 Regular Session McKnight
Recognizes March 21, 2022, as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Day at the state capitol.
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