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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 23
          Author:   Ma (D), et al.
          Amended:  3/14/11 in Assembly
          Vote:     21

           
          WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  Read and adopted, 3/14/11


           SUBJECT :    Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

           SOURCE  :     American Cancer Society


           DIGEST  :    This resolution designates March 2011 as 
          Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

           ANALYSIS  :    Resolution 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 
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            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 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. 

          This resolution designates March 2011 as Colorectal Cancer 
          Awareness Month.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  4/12/11)

          American Cancer Society (source) 
          Strides for Life



          CTW:nl  4/13/11   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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