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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  SCR 17
          Author:   Anderson (R) and Hernandez (D)
          Amended:  As introduced
          Vote:     21

           
           SUBJECT  :    Cancer Prevention Week

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution designates April 7 to 13, 2013,  
          inclusive, as Cancer Prevention Week, and encourages individuals  
          to participate in the Cancer Prevention Study - 3.

          ANALYSIS  :    This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:

           1. The American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study - 3 is  
             recruiting 300,000 adults across the United States to help  
             better understand the genetic, environmental, and lifestyle  
             factors that cause or prevent cancer.

           2. In 2013, more than 1,342,000 people will live with a history  
             of cancer, nearly 144,800 will be diagnosed with cancer, and  
             nearly 55,500 will die of cancer.

           3. From 1988 to 2010, cancer incidence rates in California  
             declined by 9%.

           4. Despite these improvements, nearly one in two Californians  
             born today will develop cancer at some point in their lives,  
             and it is likely that one in five will die of the disease.
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           5. The exact reasons why one individual develops cancer, and  
             another individual with very similar life experiences does  
             not, are beyond scientific understanding.  Just as there are  
             many different types of cancers, there are many factors that  
             contribute to an individual's risk of developing cancer.

           6. The goal of the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention  
             Study - 3 is to better understand those factors that  
             contribute to cancer.

          This resolution designates April 7 to 13, 2013, inclusive, as  
          Cancer Prevention Week, and encourages individuals to  
          participate in the Cancer Prevention Study - 3.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No



          RM:k  3/13/13   Senate Floor Analyses 

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