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78R12022 KMP-D

By:  Wise                                                       H.C.R. No. 205



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, National Minority Cancer Awareness Week, to be held 
April 20-26, 2003, highlights the special challenges faced by 
cancer patients who are members of minority and medically 
underserved population groups; and
	WHEREAS, Cancer affects the minority population in this 
country very differently than it does Anglo-Americans; 
African-American cancer patients are 30 percent more likely to die 
of cancer than their Anglo counterparts, and among African-American 
men, both the incidence and death rate from prostate cancer is 
double that found in Anglo men; Hispanic women face similarly 
disproportionate cancer rates and are twice as likely to contract 
cervical cancer as non-Hispanic white women; the incidence of 
cervical cancer among Vietnamese women is nearly five times as 
great as that of Anglo-American women; and
	WHEREAS, Members of medically underserved population groups 
include people who live in rural areas, people who face physical 
barriers that prevent them from having access to services, and the 
poor; it is estimated that the cancer survival rates of poor 
individuals are 10 percent to 15 percent lower than for other 
Americans; and
	WHEREAS, Increased public awareness of cancer helps citizens 
across the nation to learn about the importance of prevention and 
early detection, but far more remains to be done; it is in the 
continuing interest of all Texans to support efforts that promote 
education, awareness, and understanding of this prevalent disease; 
now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby recognize the week of April 20-26, 2003, as Minority Cancer 
Awareness Week in Texas and encourage citizens of the Lone Star 
State to take all necessary steps to protect their health.