ENROLLED
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 12
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCKNIGHT
A RESOLUTION
To recognize Monday, March 21, 2022, as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Day at the state
capitol.
WHEREAS, in Louisiana, cancer is ranked as the second highest cause of death; and
WHEREAS, in 2022, there will be 28,680 new cancer cases and nearly 10,000 deaths
in Louisiana, according to estimates; and
WHEREAS, in Louisiana, the mortality rate from cancer is well above the national
average, and one of the reasons colorectal cancer has such a high mortality rate is that an
estimated forty percent of all at-risk individuals have never been screened; and
WHEREAS, colorectal cancer is a highly preventable, treatable, and survivable form
of cancer, especially when it is diagnosed early; and
WHEREAS, screening for colorectal cancer should happen for everyone between the
ages of 45 and 75; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Department of Health, along with the Mary Bird Perkins
Cancer Center, has set a goal of increasing screenings by two percentage points in 2022, to
reduce colorectal cancer rates through education and outreach, and to make screenings more
accessible for at-risk individuals; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana state capitol will serve as the official kick-off location for
this effort.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize Monday, March 21, 2022, as Colorectal
Cancer Awareness Day at the state capitol.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and to the secretary of the Louisiana Department of
Health.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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