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          Date of Hearing:   March 10, 2011

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                   ACR 23 (Ma) - As Introduced:  February 17, 2011
           
          SUBJECT  :   Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

           SUMMARY  :   Designates March 2011 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness 
          Month.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following 
          legislative findings:  

          1)With proper screening, colorectal cancer is treatable, 
            curable, and in many cases, completely preventable; and 
            according to the American Cancer Society, in 2008, only about 
            44 percent of colorectal cancers were diagnosed at an early, 
            more treatable and curable stage.

          2)Colorectal cancer screening is one of the most cost-effective 
            prevention measures in health care; and, the uninsured, 
            underinsured and underserved are least likely to get screening 
            and treatment for colorectal cancer, which means that they are 
            more likely to be diagnosed at a late stage when changes of 
            survival drop to 12 percent. 

          3)In California, colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of 
            cancer deaths in both men and women; and, the California 
            Colorectal Cancer Coalition (C4) is a nonprofit organization 
            established to, among other things, implement strategies to 
            reduce disparities in colorectal cancer screening, diagnosis, 
            and treatment among populations in California.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          California Colorectal Cancer Coalition (C4)

           Opposition 
           
          None on file.

           








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          Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800