Senate Resolution No. 1059 BY: Senator BAILEY MEMORIALIZING Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 8-14, 2023, as Lung Cancer Action Week in the State of New York WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize official weeks that are set aside to increase awareness of serious health issues that affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-standing traditions, it is the sense of this Legislative Body to memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 8-14, 2023, as Lung Cancer Action Week in the State of New York, in conjunction with National Lung Cancer Action Week; and WHEREAS, Each year, the second week in May is designated Lung Cancer Action Week; and WHEREAS, About every two and a quarter minutes, a person in the United States is diagnosed with lung cancer, which is the leading cause of cancer deaths; and WHEREAS, Lung cancer screening saves lives, and advocacy and increased awareness will result in more high-risk individuals getting screened; and WHEREAS, Public support for research funding will result in new treatments and better methods of early detection; and WHEREAS, LUNG FORCE is a national initiative led by the American Lung Association to defeat lung cancer; and WHEREAS, It is imperative that there be greater public awareness about the risk of lung cancer to New Yorkers and the importance for New York citizens to take action and talk to their healthcare provider about risk factors and recommended lung cancer screenings; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 8-14, 2023, as Lung Cancer Action Week in the State of New York; and be it further RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of New York and to the American Lung Association in New York.