PENNSYLVANIA, September 28 - PRINTER'S NO. 1111

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No.

184

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, J. WARD, BARTOLOTTA, MARTIN, KANE,

FONTANA, BROOKS, SANTARSIERO, HUGHES, MUTH, COSTA, STEFANO,

PITTMAN, SCHWANK, CAPPELLETTI AND PHILLIPS-HILL,

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

A RESOLUTION

Designating the week of September 20 through 27, 2021, as

"Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research and Awareness Week"

in Pennsylvania to increase awareness and understanding of

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

WHEREAS, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a

debilitating and generally fatal disease marked by progressive

scarring of the lungs, causing an irreversible loss of the lung

tissue's ability to transport oxygen; and

WHEREAS, IPF progresses quickly, often causing disability or

death within three to five years; and

WHEREAS, IPF is the most common form of interstitial lung

disease; and

WHEREAS, There is no proven cause of IPF, and it is often

misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed; and

WHEREAS, IPF is five times more common than cystic fibrosis

and Lou Gehrig's disease, yet the disease remains virtually

unknown and receives a fraction of the research funding; and

WHEREAS, More than 132,000 United States citizens have IPF

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