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MI SR0176
Resolution
AI Summary
- Designates September 2014 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in Michigan
- Acknowledges that 46 school-age children are diagnosed with cancer daily and one out of five children diagnosed will not survive
- Notes that pediatric cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children under 15 years of age in the United States
- Highlights that less than 5 percent of federal cancer research funding is dedicated to childhood cancers, with pediatric cancer research funding decreasing since 2003
- Encourages Michigan citizens to raise awareness about pediatric cancer and support its victims
Legislative Description
A resolution to commemorate September 2014 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Last Action
Adopted
9/11/2014
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