BILL NUMBER: SCR 101	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 2, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Gaines
   (Coauthors: Senators Block, Cannella, Correa, De León, Evans,
Fuller, Huff, Monning, Padilla, Steinberg, Vidak, and Wolk)

                        MARCH 24, 2014

   Relative to Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 101, as amended, Gaines. Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
   This measure would designate September 2014 as Prostate Cancer
Awareness Month in the State of California.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer
in men aside from skin  cancer   cancer, 
and  is  the second leading cause of cancer death in men
aside from lung cancer; and
   WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society estimates that one in
 six   seven  men will develop prostate
cancer in  his   their  lifetime with an
estimated  238,590   233,000  new cases of
the disease in the United States  predicted for 
 during  2014,  which would result  
resulting  in an estimated  29,720   29,480
 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;
  Incidence rates are about 60 percent higher in African
American men than in non-Hispanic white men;  and
   WHEREAS, In California, approximately  20,430 
 22,080  men are predicted to be diagnosed with prostate
cancer in 2014, and, of this number, approximately  3,085
  3,065 California  men are predicted to die of
this disease; and
   WHEREAS, The survival rate approaches 100 percent when prostate
cancer is diagnosed and treated  early   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 2014 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.