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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
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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.
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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
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