Senator Ron Johnson’s resolution designating July as National Sarcoma Awareness Month has been passed by the Senate.
The resolution was first introduced two years ago to honor the life of Melissa Locke who tragically passed away from sarcoma.
After the resolution was passed, Sen. Johnson expressed “I am pleased the Senate passed my resolution honoring Melissa Locke and all those that suffer at the hands of this life-threatening disease. As awareness increases, I hope that it will lead to better forms of combat against sarcoma in the medical field”.
Sen. Johnson is joined by Senator Mike Rounds on the resolution. In the United States, sarcoma affects about 50,000 individuals at any given time though is often misdiagnosed and underreported.
