Senate Resolution No. 1059

BY: Senator BAILEY

MEMORIALIZING Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim
May 8-14, 2023, as Lung Cancer Action Week in the
State of New York

WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize
official weeks that are set aside to increase awareness of serious
health issues that affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and

WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, it is the sense of this Legislative Body to
memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 8-14, 2023, as Lung
Cancer Action Week in the State of New York, in conjunction with
National Lung Cancer Action Week; and

WHEREAS, Each year, the second week in May is designated Lung Cancer
Action Week; and

WHEREAS, About every two and a quarter minutes, a person in the
United States is diagnosed with lung cancer, which is the leading cause
of cancer deaths; and

WHEREAS, Lung cancer screening saves lives, and advocacy and
increased awareness will result in more high-risk individuals getting
screened; and

WHEREAS, Public support for research funding will result in new
treatments and better methods of early detection; and

WHEREAS, LUNG FORCE is a national initiative led by the American
Lung Association to defeat lung cancer; and

WHEREAS, It is imperative that there be greater public awareness
about the risk of lung cancer to New Yorkers and the importance for New
York citizens to take action and talk to their healthcare provider about
risk factors and recommended lung cancer screenings; now, therefore, be
it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 8-14, 2023, as Lung
Cancer Action Week in the State of New York; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of New
York and to the American Lung Association in New York.