HR596 - Recognizing March 2025 as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

      H.R. No. 596       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is being   observed in March 2025 to bring greater attention to the fourth most   commonly diagnosed type of cancer in the United States and the   second leading cause of cancer deaths; and          WHEREAS, Each year, around 150,000 Americans are diagnosed   with colorectal cancer, and more than 50,000 die from the disease,   including an estimated 4,500 Texans; and          WHEREAS, Although life-threatening, colorectal cancer is   highly curable if detected early; health care screenings can   identify the preliminary stages of the disease before it progresses   to cancer, and the American Cancer Society recommends that   individuals of average risk begin receiving regular screenings at   age 45; if treated in its early stages, the five-year survival rate   for colorectal cancer is as high as 90 percent; and          WHEREAS, While screenings have helped steadily reduce the   rate of death from colorectal cancer, cases are currently rising   among young adults; colorectal cancer also disproportionately   affects Black Americans, who face a 15 percent higher rate of   diagnosis and a 35 percent higher mortality rate from this type of   cancer than non-Hispanic White Americans; and          WHEREAS, Early detection remains the most powerful tool in   preventing colorectal cancer, and the observance of National   Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March 2025 is helping to   educate the public about the importance of cancer screenings and   other interventions that have the potential to save lives; now,   therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby recognize March 2025 as National Colorectal   Cancer Awareness Month and encourage all Texans to learn more about   the disease and the actions that they can take to protect their   health.     Simmons     Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw   Alders Guillen Morgan   Allen Harless Muñoz   Anchía Harris Noble   Ashby Harris Davila Olcott   Barry Harrison Oliverson   Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz   Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr   Bernal Hernandez Patterson   Bhojani Hickland Paul   Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso   Bowers Holt Perez of Harris   Bryant Hopper Phelan   Buckley Howard Pierson   Bucy Hull Plesa   Bumgarner Hunter Raymond   Button Isaac Reynolds   Cain Johnson Richardson   Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos   Canales Jones of Harris Romero   Capriglione Kerwin Rose   Cole King Rosenthal   Collier Kitzman Schatzline   Cook LaHood Schofield   Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft   Craddick Lambert Shaheen   Cunningham Landgraf Shofner   Curry Leach Simmons   Darby Leo Wilson Slawson   A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee   Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller   Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson   DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico   Dorazio Louderback Tepper   Dutton Lowe Thompson   Dyson Lozano Tinderholt   Fairly Lujan Toth   Flores Luther Troxclair   Frank Manuel Turner   Gámez Martinez VanDeaver   Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut   Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos   Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell   Gates Metcalf Vo   Gerdes Meyer Walle   Geren Meza Ward Johnson   Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton   González of Dallas Moody Wilson   González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu   Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 596 was adopted by the House on March   26, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House