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THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 24
Author: Hernandez (D)
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
SUBJECT : National Multicultural Cancer Awareness Week
SOURCE : American Cancer Society
DIGEST : This resolution designates the week of April 15 to
21, 2013, as National Multicultural Cancer Awareness Week, and
encourages the promotion of policies and programs that seek to
reduce cancer disparities and improve cancer prevention,
detection, treatment, and followup care for all Californians.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1.National Multicultural Cancer Awareness Week has been observed
across the country each year since 1987 to bring attention to
the disparities of cancer among medically underserved
populations; and the American Cancer Society is participating
in National Multicultural Cancer Awareness Week to point out
the disparities in cancer burdens and to encourage public and
private sector commitments in helping eliminate these
disparities.
2.California is the most populous and ethnically and culturally
diverse state in the country, and thus, is in a position to
provide leadership for the nation to address the reduction of
the incidence of cancer among all races and genders.
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3.The risk of developing and dying from cancer varies
considerably among different cultural populations in
California. The medically underserved are often diagnosed at
later stages, and with a higher incidence of cancers with
higher mortality, like lung cancer, and are more likely to
receive delayed health care.
4.Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
community are at greater risk for cancer, face specific
challenges accessing quality health care because of insurance
policies that fail to cover same-sex partners, and may
hesitate to access health care because of previous
discrimination in health care settings. There remains a lack
of data about factors related to cancer, cancer control, and
effective interventions in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender community.
This resolution designates the week of April 15 to 21, 2013, as
"National Multicultural Cancer Awareness Week," and encourages
the promotion of policies and programs that seek to reduce
cancer disparities and improve cancer prevention, detection,
treatment, and followup care for all Californians.
Prior legislation . ACR 142 (Alejo), Resolution Chapter 30,
Statutes of 2012.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 3/18/13)
American Cancer Society (source)
MW:nl 3/18/13 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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