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GA HR1233
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/4/2014
Primary Sponsor
Larry O'Neal
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AI Summary
- Designates March 3, 2014, as Georgia CORE (Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education) Day at the state capitol
- Recognizes that 48,000 Georgians will be diagnosed with cancer that year, 16,000 will die, and 336,000 cancer survivors reside in the state, which has among the highest cancer death rates nationally
- Commends Georgia CORE as a nonprofit that provides higher quality, better organized, and more cost-effective cancer care funded through individual contributions, grants, clinical trials, tobacco settlement funds via the Georgia Research Alliance, and Breast Cancer License Tag proceeds
- Highlights Georgia CORE's research network of 26 leading oncology practices, hospitals, and academic centers serving two-thirds of all new cancer cases in the state, along with genomics education programs and National Cancer Institute membership
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit a copy of the resolution to Georgia CORE
Legislative Description
Georgia CORE (Center for Oncology Research and Education) Day at the capitol; March 3, 2014; recognize
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
2/4/2014
Full Bill Text
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