BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SCR 26| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- THIRD READING Bill No: SCR 26 Author: Beall (D) Introduced:3/5/15 Vote: 21 SUBJECT: Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month SOURCE: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network DIGEST: This resolution recognizes that pancreatic cancer statistics call for aggressive measures now to develop early detection and treatment tools before the incidence dramatically increases, and proclaims November 2015 as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in California. ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings: 1.Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and is the only major cancer with a five-year relative survival rate in the single digits at just 7%. 2.Symptoms of pancreatic cancer usually first present themselves in its late stage, and 72% of pancreatic cancer patients die within the first year of their diagnosis, while 93% of pancreatic cancer patients die within the first five years. 3.In 2015, an estimated 48,960 people will be diagnosed with SCR 26 Page 2 pancreatic cancer and 40,560 people will die from the disease in the United States. The incidence and death rate for pancreatic cancer are increasing, pancreatic cancer is anticipated to move from the fourth to the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States by 2020, and the number of deaths from the disease will increase 2.4 fold by 2030. 4.The federal government invests significantly less money in pancreatic cancer research than it does in research of any other leading deadly cancer, constituting only approximately 2% of the National Cancer Institute's research funding, a figure far too low given the severity of the disease, its mortality rate, and how little is known about how to arrest it. 5.The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is a national organization serving the pancreatic cancer community in California, where it is headquartered, and nationwide through a comprehensive approach, which includes public policy, research funding, patient services, and public awareness and education related to developing effective treatments and a cure for pancreatic cancer. 6.The good health and well-being of the residents of California are enhanced as a direct result of increased awareness about pancreatic cancer and research into early detection, causes, and effective treatments. This resolution recognizes that pancreatic cancer statistics call for aggressive measures now to develop early detection and treatment tools before the incidence dramatically increases, in light of the fact that National Cancer Institute funding is falling dangerously behind; and proclaims November 2015 as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in California and urges all California citizens to wage hope to end pancreatic cancer. SCR 26 Page 3 Prior Legislation SCR 134 (Beall, Resolution Chapter 126, Statutes of 2014) proclaimed November 2014 as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.:NoLocal: No SUPPORT: (Verified3/17/15) Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (source) Prepared by:Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520 3/18/15 15:33:54 **** END ****