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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SCR 33
Author: Gaines (R), et al.
Amended: 6/24/13
Vote: 21
SENATE FLOOR : 36-0 (Consent), 4/11/13
AYES: Anderson, Beall, Berryhill, Block, Calderon, Cannella,
Corbett, Correa, De Le�n, Emmerson, Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani,
Hancock, Hernandez, Hill, Hueso, Huff, Jackson, Knight, Lara,
Leno, Lieu, Liu, Monning, Nielsen, Padilla, Pavley, Price,
Roth, Steinberg, Walters, Wolk, Wright, Wyland, Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: DeSaulnier, Evans, Vacancy, Vacancy
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: Read and adopted, 6/24/13
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,
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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.
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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