78S40153 KO-D

By:  Bonnen                                                     H.C.R. No. 8  



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, Blood-related cancers currently afflict more than 
700,000 Americans, and an estimated 110,000 new cases are diagnosed 
each year; and
	WHEREAS, In 2004 alone, an estimated 60,500 men, women, and 
children in the United States will die from leukemia, lymphoma, and 
myeloma, and leukemias are the leading fatal cancers in young men 
and women under the age of 20; and
	WHEREAS, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is dedicated to 
the eradication of these blood-related cancers through research 
efforts and to the improvement of the quality of life of the many 
Americans who suffer from these diseases; to that end, patients and 
their families in Texas benefit greatly from the care and services 
offered by the society's office in Houston; and
	WHEREAS, Committed to the search for cures and the support of 
treatment in the Lone Star State, the Texas House of 
Representatives and Senate encourage private efforts to increase 
research funding and to facilitate education programs that address 
these diseases; and
	WHEREAS, The State of Texas joins with the Leukemia and 
Lymphoma Society in its mission to enhance the understanding of 
blood-related cancers, to support the provision of quality care and 
treatment to those individuals suffering from those diseases, and 
to encourage the funding of research programs aimed at finding a 
cure; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas, 
4th Called Session, hereby designate September 2004 as Leukemia and 
Lymphoma Awareness Month in Texas and pay tribute to those engaged 
in the fight against these diseases.