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MI SR0185

Resolution

Status

Passed

11/3/2010

Primary Sponsor

Thomas George

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Origin

Senate

95th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Proclaims November 2010 as Lung Cancer Awareness Month in Michigan
  • Identifies lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer-related death for both men and women in Michigan and the United States
  • Estimates 222,520 new lung cancer cases in the United States in 2010, with 157,300 deaths (27 percent of all cancer deaths)
  • Projects 8,150 new lung cancer diagnoses in Michigan in 2010, with over 5,830 deaths
  • Notes that 80 percent of lung cancer cases occur in people who have never smoked or have quit smoking, and advanced cases have less than 5 percent five-year survival rate

Legislative Description

A resolution proclaiming November 2010 as Lung Cancer Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.

Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Last Action

Adopted

11/3/2010

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