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2011 SESSION

11103359D
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 358
Offered January 12, 2011
Prefiled January 12, 2011
Designating February 4, in 2011 and in each succeeding year, as Cancer Prevention Day in Virginia.
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Patron-- Vogel
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Referred to Committee on Rules
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WHEREAS, cancer is the leading cause of death around the world; and

WHEREAS, during the 10-year period from 1995 to 2004, the rate of new cancer cases in Virginia increased by 10 percent; and

WHEREAS, the most common cancers in Virginia—prostate, lung, and colorectal for men and breast, lung, and colorectal for women—are also among the most preventable; and

WHEREAS, the 2008 - 2012 Virginia Cancer Plan developed by the Virginia Cancer Plan Action Coalition contains specific goals and strategies related to prevention in the hopes of reducing the rates of cancer in Virginians; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly designate February 4, in 2011 and in each succeeding year, as Cancer Prevention Day in Virginia; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit a copy of this resolution to the Virginia Cancer Plan Action Coalition so that members of the Coalition may be apprised of the sense of the General Assembly of Virginia in this matter; and, be it

RESOLVED FINALLY, That the Clerk of the Senate post the designation of this day on the General Assembly's website.