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FL S1616

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/2/2016

Primary Sponsor

Eleanor Sobel

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes May 2016 as "Brain Tumor Awareness Month" in Florida
  • Nearly 700,000 people in the United States are living with a primary brain tumor, with 138,000 being malignant
  • Brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in children under 14 and the second leading cause in children under 20
  • Average survival rate for malignant brain tumor and central nervous system tumor patients is 34.4 percent
  • Urges Florida residents to support brain tumor research in hopes of finding a cure

Legislative Description

Brain Tumor Awareness Month

Last Action

Adopted

2/2/2016

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