TITLE: Commending the staff and leadership of the Testicular Cancer Foundation and recognizing April 2015 as Testicular Cancer Month in Texas.

SUMMARY: Commending the staff and leadership of the Testicular Cancer Foundation and recognizing April 2015 as Testicular Cancer Month in Texas.

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WHEREAS, The Testicular Cancer Foundation is doing an exceptional job of raising awareness of testicular cancer and emphasizing the importance of early and regular screenings for the disease; and WHEREAS, Testicular cancer is most common in young or middle-aged men between the ages of 15 and 35; each year, nearly 9,000 new cases occur in the United States, and approximately 380 men in the United States die from the disease; and WHEREAS, When the presence of testicular cancer is restricted to the testicle, a single surgical procedure can usually treat the disease fully, but if the cancer has spread to additional tissue, patients often face extensive treatments including chemotherapy and radiation; like many diseases, early detection can be key to a successful outcome; and WHEREAS, Since 2009, the Testicular Cancer Foundation has provided education and support to young men and has helped raise awareness of the disease by stressing the need for regular self-examinations; and WHEREAS, The foundation has gained attention for creating shower cards that depict clear and simple steps for a self-check examination, and between 2012 and 2014, more than 40,000 potentially lifesaving cards were distributed; and WHEREAS, The Testicular Cancer Foundation is committed to providing accurate, factual, and encouraging information about testicular cancer, and all those who work to promote its mission are indeed deserving of recognition; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby commend the staff and leadership of the Testicular Cancer Foundation and recognize April 2015 as Testicular Cancer Month in Texas; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the foundation as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Naishtat Straus Gonz lez Paddie Allen Guerra Parker Alonzo Guillen Paul Alvarado Gutierrez Pe a Anchia Harless Phelan Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett Ashby Howard Price Aycock Huberty Raney Bell Hughes Raymond Bernal Hunter Reynolds Blanco Isaac Riddle Bohac Israel Rinaldi Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. Burns Keough Rose Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford Button King of Parker Schaefer Canales King of Taylor Schofield Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert Clardy Klick Shaheen Coleman Koop Sheets Collier Krause Sheffield Cook Kuempel Simmons Craddick Landgraf Simpson Crownover Larson Smith Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee Dale Leach Spitzer Darby Longoria Springer Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland Deshotel M rquez Thompson of Brazoria Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farias Miles VanDeaver Farney Miller of Comal Villalba Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo Fletcher Moody Walle Flynn Morrison White of Bell Frank Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Frullo Murphy Workman Galindo Murr Wray Geren Naishtat Wu Giddings Nev rez Zedler Goldman Oliveira Zerwas Gonzales Otto Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1901 was adopted by the House on April 13, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House