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          Date of Hearing:   August 29, 2011

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                 SCR 17 (LaMalfa) - As Introduced:  February 24, 2011

           SENATE VOTE  :   37-0
           
          SUBJECT  :   Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

           SUMMARY  :   Designates the month of September 2011 as Prostate 
          Cancer Awareness Month in the State of California.  
          Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following legislative 
          findings:

          1)Prostate cancer impacts all Californians and has touched the 
            Senate of the State of California last year with the passing 
            of Senator Dave Cox after a 13-year battle with the disease.

          2)In California, prostate cancer is the most common cancer among 
            men in all races and ethnic groups; and it is estimated that 
            one in six men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime. 
            Approximately 20,120 men were predicted to be diagnosed with 
            prostate cancer in 2010; and, each day, more than eight men 
            will die from this disease.

          3)While prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in 
            men, there is little known about the disease; and, there are 
            no symptoms.

          4)If detected and treated early, the survival rate can reach 100 
            percent, but drops to 31 percent when the disease spreads to 
            other areas of the body; which is one reason the American 
            Cancer Society recommends that health care providers offer men 
            the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test and a digital 
            rectal examination (DRE) annually to make an early diagnosis.

          5)Men who have multiple family members who have been diagnosed 
            prior to 65 years of age and all African American men should 
            be offered a PSA and DRE annually beginning at 40 years of 
            age; and men whose father, brother, or son has been diagnosed 
            prior to 65 years of age should be offered a PSA and DRE 
            beginning at 45 years of age.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None








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           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
           
          None on file.
           
            Opposition 
           
          None on file.

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800