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FL H9077
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/25/2016
Primary Sponsor
Katie Edwards
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AI Summary
- House Resolution expressing the importance of raising awareness of stomach cancer to encourage research, improve diagnosis and treatment, and identify a cure
- As of 2012, an estimated 76,829 people were living with stomach cancer in the United States
- The overall 5-year relative survival rate for stomach cancer in the United States is approximately 29 percent, with about 80 percent of diagnoses occurring at the metastatic stage
- In 2015, an estimated 24,590 Americans were diagnosed with stomach cancer and nearly 11,000 died from the disease
- Stomach cancer develops slowly over many years and has very few warning signs, contributing to late diagnosis and reduced survival rates
Legislative Description
Stomach Cancer Awareness
Last Action
Adopted by Publication
3/1/2016
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