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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, In the United States, a woman's lifetime risk of 
3being diagnosed with ovarian cancer is 1 in 78; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, The five-year survival rate for ovarian cancer is 
546.5 percent; survival rates vary greatly depending on the 
6stage of diagnosis; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society estimates 864 cases of 
8ovarian cancer will be diagnosed in Illinois this year, and 587 
9women will die from the disease; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Of all the counties in the United States, Illinois 
11has four counties in the top 20 for highest death rates from 
12ovarian cancer; and
 
13    WHEREAS, All women are at risk for ovarian cancer, but 
14approximately 20 percent of women who are diagnosed with 
15ovarian cancer have a hereditary predisposition to ovarian 
16cancer, which places them at higher risk; and
 
17    WHEREAS, While the mammogram can detect breast cancer and 
18the Pap smear can detect cervical cancer, there is no reliable 
19early detection test for ovarian cancer; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Many people are unaware that the symptoms of 
2ovarian cancer often include bloating, pelvic or abdominal 
3pain, difficulty eating or feeling full quickly, urinary 
4symptoms, and several other symptoms that are easily confused 
5with other diseases; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, The lack of an early detection test for ovarian 
7cancer, combined with vague symptoms, means that approximately 
880 percent of cases of ovarian cancer are detected at advanced 
9stages; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, The month of September is dedicated to increasing 
11awareness of ovarian cancer, to acknowledging the women who 
12have lived through and are living with this deadly disease, and 
13to honoring the women we have lost; therefore, be it
  
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
15HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
16SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we declare September 2019 as 
17Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in Illinois; and be it further
  
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
19presented to the Illinois Chapter of the National Ovarian 
20Cancer Coalition.