LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to
proclaim July 2012 as Sarcoma Awareness Month in the State of New York

WHEREAS, Sarcoma is a cancer of connective tissues such as muscle,
cartilage, fat, bone and blood vessels, and it can arise anywhere in the
body; and
WHEREAS, About 11,000 Americans are diagnosed with sarcoma each year,
5,000 die each year, and 50,000 are struggling with the disease at any
one time; and
WHEREAS, Approximately one percent of cancers diagnosed in adults and
about 15 percent of cancers diagnosed in children are sarcoma; sarcoma
accounts for about 15 percent of all childhood cancers; and
WHEREAS, About 50 percent of bone sarcomas and 20 percent of soft
tissue sarcomas are found in people under the age of 35; bone sarcomas,
such as Ewing's sarcoma, are most commonly found in young adults and
children; and
WHEREAS, More than 50 subtypes of sarcomas have been identified; and
WHEREAS, The National Cancer Institute recognizes that sarcoma is
frequently misdiagnosed and highly underreported; approximately 50
percent of sarcoma cases can be treated; and
WHEREAS, Nonprofit sarcoma organizations want to raise awareness in
hopes that more patients will get proper diagnosis and treatment, and
these organizations have agreed upon July as Sarcoma Awareness Month;
and
WHEREAS, The United States House of Representatives has recognized
July as Sarcoma Awareness Month; and
WHEREAS, The New York State Legislature affirms its commitment to take
a leadership role in sarcoma awareness in New York; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim July 2012 as Sarcoma
Awareness Month in the State of New York; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New
York.