2016
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 16-012
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Martinez Humenik and Todd, Aguilar, Baumgardner,
       Carroll, Cooke, Crowder, Donovan, Garcia, Grantham, Guzman, Heath,
       Hill, Hodge, Holbert, Jahn, Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, Lambert,
       Lundberg, Marble, Merrifield, Neville T., Newell, Roberts, Scheffel,
       Scott, Sonnenberg, Steadman, Tate, Ulibarri, Woods, Cadman;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Primavera and Sias, Arndt, Becker J.,
       Becker K., Brown, Buck, Buckner, Carver, Conti, Coram, Court,
       Danielson, DelGrosso, Dore, Duran, Esgar, Everett, Fields, Foote,
       Garnett, Ginal, Hamner, Humphrey, Joshi, Kagan, Klingenschmitt,
       Kraft-Tharp, Landgraf, Lawrence, Lebsock, Lee, Leonard, Lontine,
       Lundeen, McCann, Melton, Mitsch Bush, Moreno, Navarro, Neville P.,
       Nordberg, Pabon, Pettersen, Priola, Rankin, Ransom, Rosenthal, Roupe,
       Ryden, Saine, Salazar, Singer, Thurlow, Tyler, Van Winkle, Vigil,
       Willett, Williams, Wilson, Windholz, Winter, Wist, Young, Hullinghorst.
       
       
          CONCERNING THE RECOGNITION OF MARCH 2016 AS
       COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed
       cancer and the second most common cause of cancer deaths for men and
       women in the United States; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer affects men and women equally; and
       
          WHEREAS, Every 3 minutes, someone is diagnosed with colorectal
       cancer, and every 10 minutes, someone dies from colorectal cancer; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 2016, physicians will diagnose an estimated 134,490
       new cases of colorectal cancers in the United States, including 1,790 new
       cases in Colorado; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 2016, the disease will kill an estimated 49,190
       individuals in this country, including 650 in Colorado; and
       
          WHEREAS, The vast majority of colon cancer deaths can be
       prevented through proper screening and early detection; and
       
          WHEREAS, Only 39 percent of colorectal cancer patients have their
       cancers detected at an early stage; and
       
          WHEREAS, The survival rate of individuals who have early-stage
       colorectal cancer is about 90 percent but is only about 10 percent when
       diagnosed after it has spread to other organs; and
       
          WHEREAS, If the majority of people in the United States age 50 or
       older were screened regularly for colorectal cancer, the death rate from
       this disease could plummet by up to 70 percent; and
       
          WHEREAS, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian
       Americans, American Indians, and Alaskan Natives are significantly less
       likely to be screened for colorectal cancer compared to Caucasians; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is preventable, treatable, and beatable
       in most cases; and
       
          WHEREAS, Observing a Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month during
       the month of March would provide a special opportunity to offer
       education on the importance of early detection and screening; and
       
          WHEREAS, Education can help inform the public of methods of
       prevention and the early detection of symptoms; and
       
          WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society is taking a leadership role
       in educating the public on the methods of prevention and symptoms for
       early detection; and
       
          WHEREAS, State governments have a leadership role to play in
       fighting colorectal cancer by enhancing public education and improving
       awareness of early detection through the shared goal of 80 percent of
       adults age 50 and older being regularly screened for colorectal cancer by
       2018; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Colorado Department of Public Health and
       Environment should continue to coordinate an aggressive educational
       program concerning colorectal cancer in conjunction with the medical
       community and the American Cancer Society; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventieth General Assembly of the
       State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
          
          (1)  That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly,
       encourage the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment,
       in cooperation with the medical community, the American Cancer
       Society, and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, to
       continue coordinating an aggressive educational program concerning
       colorectal cancer with the goal of having 80 percent of adults aged 50 and
       older regularly screened for colon cancer by 2018; and
       
          (2)  That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly,
       proclaim the month of March 2016 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness
       Month in the state of Colorado.
       
          
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
          Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be sent to the
       Great West Division of the American Cancer Society, the American
       Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, and the Colorado Department of
       Public Health and Environment.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Bill L. Cadman               Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Effie Ameen                           Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES