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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  SCR 33
          Author:   Gaines (R), et al.
          Amended:  6/24/13
          Vote:     21

           
           SUBJECT  :    Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

           SOURCE  :     California Prostate Cancer Coalition


           DIGEST  :    This resolution designates September 2013 as Prostate  
          Cancer Awareness Month in California.

           Assembly Amendments  add coauthors.

           ANALYSIS  :    This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:

          1. 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.  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.

          2. Early stages of prostate cancer usually do not have symptoms  
             and genetic predisposition may be responsible for 5% to 10%  
             of prostate cancer cases, however, the survival rate  
             approaches 100% when prostate cancer is diagnosed and treated  
             early but drops to 28% when the disease spreads to other  
             parts of the body.

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          3. In California, prostate cancer is the most common cancer  
             among men in most racial and ethnic groups.  African American  
             men are 45% more likely to develop this disease than  
             non-Hispanic white men and 58% more likely than Hispanic men.

          4. 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.

          This resolution 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.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  4/8/13)

          California Prostate Cancer Coalition (source)

          JA:k  6/26/13   Senate Floor Analyses 

                           SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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