| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 177 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Colon cancer is a dangerous and all-too-common |
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| 3 | 3 | | disease that afflicts individuals across the nation and around |
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| 4 | 4 | | the globe, and a considerable number of cases of colon cancer |
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| 5 | 5 | | arise from an inherited genetic condition; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Approximately 4.2 percent of the total U.S. |
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| 7 | 7 | | population will develop some form of colon cancer in their |
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| 8 | 8 | | lifetime; out of all colon cancer cases, about 5 to 10 percent are |
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| 9 | 9 | | hereditary, meaning that they are linked to genetic mutations |
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| 10 | 10 | | passed down by the individual's mother or father; overall, about |
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| 11 | 11 | | one in every 200 people is born with an inherited condition that |
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| 12 | 12 | | increases his or her chance of developing colon cancer; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Hereditary colon cancer conditions affect |
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| 14 | 14 | | individuals at younger ages, often before regular colorectal |
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| 15 | 15 | | cancer screenings begin at age 50; compounding the issue, medical |
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| 16 | 16 | | professionals are frequently undertrained in the diagnosis and |
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| 17 | 17 | | treatment of hereditary colon cancers, which can be an obstacle |
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| 18 | 18 | | to effective and timely intervention; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Early screening and treatment are crucial to |
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| 20 | 20 | | improving outcomes for patients with hereditary colon cancer; it |
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| 21 | 21 | | is important to identify families with inherited syndromes |
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| 22 | 22 | | linked to colorectal cancer or with a history of colorectal |
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| 23 | 23 | | cancer or its associated risk factors; the members of such |
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| 24 | 24 | | families may benefit from receiving regular screenings at a |
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| 25 | 25 | | younger age than the standard recommendation; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Increased public awareness is a powerful weapon |
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| 27 | 27 | | in the fight against colon cancer, and Texans can greatly benefit |
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| 28 | 28 | | from assessing their family history of the disease and learning |
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| 29 | 29 | | more about screening, genetic testing, counseling, and other |
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| 30 | 30 | | actions that they can take to protect their health; now, |
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| 31 | 31 | | therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature, hereby recognize the fourth week of March 2021 as |
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| 34 | 34 | | Hereditary Colon Cancer Syndrome Awareness Week and encourage |
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| 35 | 35 | | all citizens to learn more about this serious condition. |
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| 36 | 36 | | Campbell |
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| 37 | 37 | | ________________________________ |
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| 38 | 38 | | President of the Senate |
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| 39 | 39 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 40 | 40 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 41 | 41 | | the Senate on March 23, 2021. |
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| 42 | 42 | | ________________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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