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1995 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 695
Designating June 11, 1995, as Cancer Survivors' Day in Virginia.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 6, 1995
Agreed to by the Senate, February 21, 1995

WHEREAS, the United States is a nation of eight million cancer survivors, including tens of thousands of Virginians who have survived this deadly disease; and

WHEREAS, more people are being diagnosed with cancer than ever before; and

WHEREAS, our growing understanding of the causes of cancer holds the promise of developing new improvements in its treatment; and

WHEREAS, on Sunday, June 11, 1995, Virginia Commonwealth University's Massey Cancer Center will honor those who have survived cancer and celebrate this day with cancer survivors and their families; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby designate June 11, 1995, as Cancer Survivors' Day in Virginia; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the General Assembly encourage the citizens of the Commonwealth to seek early recognition and prompt treatment, with the realization that cancer can be survived.