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          SENATE THIRD READING
          SCR 17 (La Malfa)
          As Introduced  February 24, 2011
          Majority vote 

           SENATE VOTE  :37-0  
           
           RULES               11-0                                        
           
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          |Ayes:|Skinner, Silva, Alejo,    |     |                          |
          |     |Butler, Carter, Mendoza,  |     |                          |
          |     |Donnelly, Hagman, Hueso,  |     |                          |
          |     |Knight, Williams          |     |                          |
          |     |                          |     |                          |
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           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%, but drops to 31% 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 








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            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


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



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