Recognizing March 2025 as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
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.
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| 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
