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2023 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTIO N 120
February 12, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives GUSTAFSON, MAGNAFICI,
RATCLIFF, MURSAU, CLANCY, C. ANDERSON, SINICKI, JACOBSON, KRUG, DITTRICH,
SHANKLAND, EMERSON, JOERS, SUBECK and BARE, cosponsored by Senators
CARPENTER, ROYS, SPREITZER and CABRAL-GUEVARA. Referred to Committee on
Rules.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
Relating to: designating April 2024 as Testicular Cancer Awareness Month in
Wisconsin.
Whereas, testicular cancer is the most common cancer among men between the
ages of 20 and 40 and the second most common cancer among boys between the ages
of 15 and 19; and
Whereas, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine, testis cancer, commonly
referred to as testicular cancer, is most common in men in their late 20s and early
30s, with an average age of diagnosis of approximately 33 years of age; and
Whereas, while the average age of men diagnosed is 33 years of age,
approximately 6 percent of cases occur in children and teens, and approximately 8
percent will occur in men over 55 years of age; and
Whereas, according to the American Cancer Society, one in 250 men, or
approximately 9,910 men, will be diagnosed with testicular cancer annually in the
United States; and
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Whereas, there will be an estimated 460 testicular cancer-related deaths this
year; and
Whereas, according to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the number
of cases associated with testicular cancer has seen an increase over the course of
several decades; and
Whereas, the increase of testicular cancer cases is attributed to men being less
likely to schedule regular health examinations and give self-examinations for a
variety of common diseases; and
Whereas, approximately 68 percent of testicular cancer diagnoses are made in
the early stage; and
Whereas, the survival rate is higher for men diagnosed with early stage
testicular cancer rather than later stage testicular cancer; and
Whereas, greater education on testicular cancer will encourage men to
introduce positive health-related habits into their lives; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin
State Legislature designates April 2024 as Testicular Cancer Awareness Month in
Wisconsin.
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