Florida Senate - 2024 (NP) SR By Senator Hooper 21-02194-24 20241810__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. Senate Resolution A resolution recognizing and commending H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute for its contributions to the prevention and treatment of cancer and the search for a cure for cancer, and for its vision to transform cancer care through cutting-6 edge science, high-quality clinical care, and innovative partnerships. 8

WHEREAS, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute was created by the Legislature in 1981, with construction of the main campus in Tampa beginning in and the center opening its doors in 1986, and

WHEREAS, in 1997, Moffitt Cancer Center was awarded a National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Center Support Grant and, 15 by 2001, had earned the prestigious NCI designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center in recognition of its scientific excellence and its leadership in the discovery and development of more effective approaches to cancer prevention, diagnosis, 19 and treatment, and

WHEREAS, bolstered by such national recognition and other accolades, Moffitt Cancer Center continues to attract top physicians and scientists from around the world to its team, and

WHEREAS, Moffitt Cancer Center annually provides care at its main and branch campuses to nearly 86,000 patients from all 25 of this state’s counties, from all states, and from 133 countries, and

WHEREAS, to accommodate a growing number of patients, 28 Moffitt Cancer Center embraced plans for expansion, including Florida Senate - 2024 (NP) SR 1810 21-02194-24 20241810__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. opening Moffitt McKinley Hospital in 2023, and

WHEREAS, over the course of years, the number of employees at Moffitt Cancer Center has grown from to more than 9,000, with an economic impact in this state of nearly $2.5 billion, and

WHEREAS, Moffitt Cancer Center trains more than 2,800 oncology professionals annually, and

WHEREAS, Moffitt Cancer Center is a leader in groundbreaking discoveries in basic, clinical, quantitative, and population science, with Moffitt Cancer Center researchers playing key roles in the development of TIL therapy, a new curative treatment for lymphoma, and

WHEREAS, these researchers also played key roles in the understanding of the genetic basis of cancer risk and in the use of mathematical models to inform adaptive therapy to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence, and

WHEREAS, Moffitt Cancer Center is deeply committed to serving and engaging with diverse communities through outreach, 47 education, and screening, and

WHEREAS, to that end, Moffitt Cancer Center continues to work closely with its patient and community advisory boards to meet their needs and recognize their priorities; provide cancer education related to prevention, early detection, and clinical trials; and provide free screenings across this state for a variety of cancers,

NOW, THEREFORE, 54

Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 56 That H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute is 58