STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1821-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: S.C.R. No. 116
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 116 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION'S NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS AND INFORM WOMEN ABOUT MENOPAUSAL HORMONE THERAPY AND DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER AS MENOPAUSE AWARENESS MONTH IN HAWAII,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to help ensure that women are informed of the availability and health benefits of hormone therapy to keep them healthy as they go through menopause.
The American Menopause Foundation, Inc., supported this concurrent resolution.
Your Committee finds that recent studies suggest that hormone therapy may not increase a woman's chances of developing breast cancer. The benefits of hormone therapy are clear, however, and women need to know that this option is available to them.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 116 and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,
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____________________________ DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair |
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