BILL NUMBER: SCR 33	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	ADOPTED IN SENATE  JULY 8, 2013
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 24, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 24, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Gaines
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano,
Atkins, Bigelow, Bloom, Blumenfield, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta,
Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chesbro,
Conway, Cooley, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox,
Frazier, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gorell, Grove,
Hagman, Hall, Roger Hernández, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder,
Logue, Maienschein, Mansoor, Medina, Melendez, Mitchell, Morrell,
Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea,
John A. Pérez, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Salas, Skinner,
Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, and
Yamada)

                        APRIL 2, 2013

   Relative to Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 33, Gaines. Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
   This measure would designate September 2013 as Prostate Cancer
Awareness Month in the State of California.




   WHEREAS, Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer
in men aside from skin cancer and the second leading cause of cancer
death in men aside from lung cancer; and
   WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society estimates that one in six men
will develop prostate cancer in his lifetime with an estimated
238,590 new cases of the disease in the United States predicted for
2013, which would result in an estimated 29,720 deaths; and
   WHEREAS, In California, prostate cancer is the most common cancer
among men in most racial and ethnic groups. African American men are
45 percent more likely to develop this disease than non-Hispanic
white men and 58 percent more likely than Hispanic men; and
   WHEREAS, In California, approximately 20,430 men are predicted to
be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2013, and, of this number,
approximately 3,085 men are predicted to die of this disease; and
   WHEREAS, The survival rate approaches 100 percent when prostate
cancer is diagnosed and treated early but drops to 28 percent when
the disease spreads to other parts of the body; and
   WHEREAS, Early stages of prostate cancer usually do not have
symptoms and genetic predisposition may be responsible for 5 to 10
percent of prostate cancer cases; and
   WHEREAS, Recent studies suggest that a diet high in processed meat
or dairy foods may increase the risk of prostate cancer, while
obesity may contribute to an increased risk of more aggressive forms
of the disease; and
   WHEREAS, Obesity and smoking are associated with an increased risk
of dying from prostate cancer; and
   WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society recommends that all men be
given sufficient information on both the benefits and limitations of
early detection and testing for prostate cancer to allow each man to
make a decision based on his personal values and preferences; now,
therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature designates September 2013 as
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in the State of California and
encourages public officials and citizens of California to observe the
month with appropriate activities and programs; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature joins communities across our nation
to increase awareness of the importance of each man making an
informed decision with his health care provider with regard to early
detection and testing for prostate cancer; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.