Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 684
2	2	WHEREAS, Cancer remains one of the most pressing public
3	3	health concerns in the United States, and it is estimated that in
4	4	2019, more than 1.7 million Americans will be diagnosed with
5	5	cancer and over 600,000 will die from the disease; and
6	6	WHEREAS, One in every two men and one in every three women
7	7	in the United States will learn that they have cancer during his
8	8	or her lifetime; cancer is currently the second leading cause of
9	9	death in the nation, and it is on track to become the number one
10	10	disease-related killer; among some racial and ethnic minorities,
11	11	as well as low-income and elderly populations, it exacts an even
12	12	greater toll in terms of incidence, prevalence, and mortality; and
13	13	WHEREAS, Cancer is projected to cost the United States
14	14	approximately $170 billion in 2019, and the economic burden of
15	15	the disease is expected to rise along with the number of
16	16	cancer-related deaths; and
17	17	WHEREAS, Advancements in understanding the causes,
18	18	mechanisms, diagnoses, treatment, and prevention of cancer have
19	19	led to cures for many types and have converted others into
20	20	manageable chronic conditions; effective therapies and screening
21	21	tools for certain forms of cancer remain elusive, however, and
22	22	some, such as pancreatic, liver, lung, ovarian, and brain cancer,
23	23	continue to have extraordinarily high mortality rates; and
24	24	WHEREAS, Partnerships among research scientists, cancer
25	25	survivors, patient advocates, philanthropic organizations,
26	26	government entities, and the general public have resulted in
27	27	breakthroughs that have increased early detection and survival
28	28	rates and improved the quality of life of cancer sufferers; and
29	29	WHEREAS, The Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas
30	30	is the second-largest source of cancer research after the
31	31	National Cancer Institute; since its establishment in 2007,
32	32	CPRIT has recruited over 170 researchers to the state, created
33	33	more than 10,000 permanent jobs, increased biotech investment in
34	34	the state by 11 percent, and detected over 15,000 cancer
35	35	precursors and 3,500 cancers; CPRIT has additionally facilitated
36	36	109 clinical trials and studies that have involved some 13,000
37	37	patients, and the $2 billion that the State of Texas has invested
38	38	through CPRIT to date has produced $2.7 billion in outside
39	39	investment; and
40	40	WHEREAS, The State of Texas is fortunate to have scientists
41	41	and researchers of exceptional skill who are on the front lines
42	42	of the fight against cancer, and National Cancer Research Month
43	43	in May provides an opportune time to express our support for
44	44	their lifesaving efforts; now, therefore, be it
45	45	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
46	46	Legislature, hereby recognize May 2019 as Cancer Research Month
47	47	in Texas and honor the invaluable contributions of researchers in
48	48	the Lone Star State and beyond for their dedication to ending the
49	49	cancer epidemic.
50	50	Watson, Huffman,
51	51	Nelson
52	52	________________________________
53	53	President of the Senate
54	54	I hereby certify that the
55	55	above Resolution was adopted by
56	56	the Senate on May 2, 2019.
57	57	________________________________
58	58	Secretary of the Senate
59	59	________________________________
60	60	Member, Texas Senate
61	61	________________________________
62	62	Member, Texas Senate
63	63	________________________________
64	64	Member, Texas Senate