Gunther Sponsored Resolution Naming January as “Cervical Cancer Awareness Month”
January 14, 2012 by The Catskill Chronicle
NEW YORK STATE (January 14, 2012) – Assemblywoman Aileen M. Gunther (D, C-Forestburgh) sponsored resolution K810 declaring January 2012 “Cervical Cancer Awareness Month” in the State of New York. The resolution passed the Assembly on Tuesday, January 10, 2010.
“Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women, so many of us have either a friend or family member who has been diagnosed,” said Gunther. “With early detection and intervention, the survival rate is almost 100%, but too many women lack access to routine screenings, leading to a high incidence of death.”
Cervical cancer affects an estimated 470,000 women worldwide resulting in 253,000 deaths annually. In the United States, approximately 11,150 cases were diagnosed in 2011 and approximately 3,670 women died. In New York State, it is estimated that 1,000 women are newly diagnosed each year but unfortunately 300 women die from the disease.
“New York joined the National Campaign to Eliminate Cervical Cancer in 2005,” said Gunther. “Our goal is to enact legislation that aims to prevent and ultimately eliminate cervical cancer.”
For more information on cervical cancer, please contact www.health.ny.gov/diseases/cancer/cervical/ or call 866-442-CANCER (2262).
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Gunther Sponsored Resolution Naming January as “Cervical Cancer Awareness Month”
January 14, 2012 by The Catskill Chronicle
NEW YORK STATE (January 14, 2012) – Assemblywoman Aileen M. Gunther (D, C-Forestburgh) sponsored resolution K810 declaring January 2012 “Cervical Cancer Awareness Month” in the State of New York. The resolution passed the Assembly on Tuesday, January 10, 2010.
“Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women, so many of us have either a friend or family member who has been diagnosed,” said Gunther. “With early detection and intervention, the survival rate is almost 100%, but too many women lack access to routine screenings, leading to a high incidence of death.”
Cervical cancer affects an estimated 470,000 women worldwide resulting in 253,000 deaths annually. In the United States, approximately 11,150 cases were diagnosed in 2011 and approximately 3,670 women died. In New York State, it is estimated that 1,000 women are newly diagnosed each year but unfortunately 300 women die from the disease.
“New York joined the National Campaign to Eliminate Cervical Cancer in 2005,” said Gunther. “Our goal is to enact legislation that aims to prevent and ultimately eliminate cervical cancer.”
For more information on cervical cancer, please contact www.health.ny.gov/diseases/cancer/cervical/ or call 866-442-CANCER (2262).
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