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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in |
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the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, A devastating disease that can afflict anyone |
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regardless of gender or ethnicity, lung cancer is the third most |
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common cause of death in the nation, responsible for one in seven |
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deaths and claiming approximately 160,000 lives per year; and |
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WHEREAS, Lung cancer accounts for 15 percent of all new |
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cancer diagnoses, but 28 percent of all cancer deaths; lung cancer |
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surpassed breast cancer as the number one cancer killer of women in |
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1987, and nearly 25 years later there is still no established |
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protocol for its early detection; about 31,000 more women died of |
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lung cancer than of breast cancer in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Learning the risk factors for lung cancer and other |
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types of cancers can help improve the odds of early detection; risk |
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factors include family history and smoking, and those who smoke are |
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strongly encouraged to take advantage of the many smoking cessation |
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options available today; and |
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WHEREAS, Texans are observing Lung Cancer Awareness Month in |
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November 2011 in an effort to call attention to these staggering |
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statistics, to help reduce the prevalence of lung cancer among |
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Texans through education, and to raise awareness about options for |
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those seeking to lower their risks; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize November 2011 as Lung Cancer Awareness |
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Month in Texas. |
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McClendon |
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Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 792 was adopted by the House on April 4, |
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2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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