1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 771 1-2 WHEREAS, The North American Brain Tumor Coalition is 1-3 sponsoring the second annual Brain Tumor Awareness Week on 1-4 May 2-8, 1999, and this significant event is truly worthy of 1-5 special recognition; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Comprising seven charitable organizations, the 1-7 North American Brain Tumor Coalition is endeavoring to eradicate 1-8 brain tumors while heightening public awareness of this devastating 1-9 disease; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Annually over 100,000 people in the United States 1-11 are diagnosed with a primary or metastatic brain tumor, a total that 1-12 for unknown reasons continues to increase; located at the control 1-13 center for thought, emotion, and movement, brain tumors can have 1-14 devastating and long-term effects on both physical and cognitive 1-15 abilities; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Primary malignant tumors are the second leading 1-17 cause of cancer deaths for children under age 19 and the third 1-18 leading cause of cancer deaths for those between the ages of 20 1-19 and 39; enhancing the quality of life of people with brain tumors 1-20 requires extensive care and rehabilitation, further necessitating 1-21 research into the causes of and treatments for this serious malady; 1-22 and 1-23 WHEREAS, The second annual Brain Tumor Awareness Week is 1-24 truly an important event that will undoubtedly assist in the further 2-1 education of all Texans on this important issue; now, therefore, 2-2 be it 2-3 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-4 76th Legislature, hereby recognize May 2-8, 1999, as Brain Tumor 2-5 Awareness Week and encourage all to learn more about this disease. 2-6 Carona 2-7 ______________________________________ 2-8 President of the Senate 2-9 I hereby certify that the above 2-10 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-11 on April 28, 1999. 2-12 ______________________________________ 2-13 Secretary of the Senate 2-14 ______________________________________ 2-15 Member, Texas Senate