| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 453 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Prostate cancer is the second most common type of |
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| 3 | 3 | | cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among |
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| 4 | 4 | | American men; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, One in every nine men is diagnosed with prostate |
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| 6 | 6 | | cancer over the course of his lifetime, and in 2019, experts |
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| 7 | 7 | | estimate that there will be nearly 175,000 new cases and more |
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| 8 | 8 | | than 31,500 deaths from prostate cancer; this year, |
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| 9 | 9 | | approximately 10,660 Texas men are expected to be diagnosed and |
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| 10 | 10 | | another 1,900 Texans will die from the disease; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Although prostate cancer affects men of all races |
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| 12 | 12 | | and socioeconomic levels, African Americans are at an increased |
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| 13 | 13 | | risk; overall, African American men are 1.7 times more likely to |
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| 14 | 14 | | be diagnosed with and 2.3 times more likely to die from prostate |
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| 15 | 15 | | cancer than white men; African American men are also slightly |
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| 16 | 16 | | more likely than white men to be diagnosed with advanced stages |
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| 17 | 17 | | of the disease, which coincide with a far less optimistic |
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| 18 | 18 | | prognosis; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Early detection and treatment offer prostate |
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| 20 | 20 | | cancer patients the best hope for a full recovery, and improving |
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| 21 | 21 | | patient outcomes depends a great deal on increasing public |
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| 22 | 22 | | awareness of prostate cancer and its risk factors; men are |
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| 23 | 23 | | advised to consult with their physicians to assess their |
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| 24 | 24 | | individual risk of developing prostate cancer and to determine |
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| 25 | 25 | | whether screenings and other tests are appropriate; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Additional focus is needed on the personal and |
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| 27 | 27 | | social burdens of prostate cancer in order to provide patients, |
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| 28 | 28 | | their families, and their caregivers the support they require; |
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| 29 | 29 | | individuals diagnosed with prostate cancer can benefit from |
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| 30 | 30 | | learning about the disease from health care providers, as well as |
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| 31 | 31 | | from taking advantage of support groups and other resources to help |
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| 32 | 32 | | them better cope with their illness and treatment process; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, There are more scientific studies to be done to |
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| 34 | 34 | | keep the medical community on the leading edge of prostate cancer |
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| 35 | 35 | | treatments, and the observance of Prostate Cancer Awareness |
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| 36 | 36 | | Month in September is an opportunity for the State of Texas to |
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| 37 | 37 | | affirm its commitment to prostate cancer research as a priority |
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| 38 | 38 | | of great importance; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature, hereby recognize September 2019 as Prostate Cancer |
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| 41 | 41 | | Awareness Month and encourage Texans to seek out more information |
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| 42 | 42 | | about prostate cancer. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Miles |
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| 44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | President of the Senate |
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| 46 | 46 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 47 | 47 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 48 | 48 | | the Senate on March 20, 2019. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 51 | 51 | | ________________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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