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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, Modern medicine has made amazing advances in |
3 | | fighting pediatric cancer and pediatric cancer survivors are |
4 | | faced with a unique set of problems because of these advances; |
5 | | and
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6 | | WHEREAS, Cure rates for pediatric cancers have risen |
7 | | dramatically during the past 20 years; it is estimated that one |
8 | | in every 900 adults, aged 16 to 44, is a survivor of pediatric |
9 | | cancer; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, Almost 70% of children that are diagnosed with |
11 | | brain cancer survive treatment today; this statistic calls into |
12 | | focus the need to look at a child's quality of life in the |
13 | | years following treatment; and |
14 | | WHEREAS, Pediatric cancer survivorship can come with a |
15 | | price in the form of long-term medical, financial, |
16 | | psychosocial, and neuro-cognitive problems due to |
17 | | chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, The major expenses of a pediatric cancer diagnosis |
19 | | and treatment program are associated with the direct costs of |
20 | | medical care, including charges for hospitalizations, clinic |
21 | | visits, medications, tests and procedures, home health |