BILL ANALYSIS �
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SENATE THIRD READING
SCR 17 (La Malfa)
As Amended September 1, 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 25,030 men were predicted to be diagnosed with
prostate cancer in 2011; and, each day, more than 11 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 30 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) 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 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
FN: 0002484