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                                                                  SCR 17
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          Date of Hearing:   April 15, 2013

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
           SCR 17 (Anderson/Hernandez) - As Introduced:  February 28, 2013

           SENATE VOTE  :   31-0-6
           
          SUBJECT  :   Cancer Prevention Week.

           SUMMARY  :   This resolution designates April 7 to 13, 2013,  
          inclusive, as Cancer Prevention Week, and encourages individuals  
          to participate in the Cancer Prevention Study - 3 (CPS-3).   
          Specifically,  this resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings  :   

             1)   The American Cancer Society's CPS-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 percent.

             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.

             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 CPS-3 is to  
               better understand those factors that contribute to cancer.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None









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           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
           
          American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
           
            Opposition 
           
          None on file

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Mukhtar Ali / RLS. / (916) 319-2805