SC H4261

Designates September of each year as "Blood Cancer Awareness Month" in South Carolina by adding Section 53-3-320 to the state code

Notes that approximately 1,698,339 people in the United States are living with or in remission from blood cancers including leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and related conditions

States that one person in the U.S. is diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma approximately every three minutes

Cites that blood cancers cause an estimated 57,260 deaths annually in the U.S., accounting for 9.4% of all cancer deaths

Takes effect upon approval by the Governor