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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 111
Author: Levine (D), et al.
Amended: 3/20/14 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 3/20/14
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SUBJECT : Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution designates the month of March 2014 as
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1.Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths
in California, with 14,255 new cases and 5,265 deaths expected
in 2014.
2.Colorectal cancer is treatable, curable, and in many cases,
completely preventable and when detected at an early stage,
survival is 95%.
3.There were approximately one million colorectal cancer
survivors in the United States in 2002.
4.Colorectal cancer is known as a silent killer because symptoms
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only show up in the later stages of the disease and with
proper screening, colorectal cancer can be prevented or, if
found early, treated and cured.
5.In 2010, only 51% of California adults 50 years and older had
received colorectal cancer screening according to the
guidelines.
6.According to the United States Preventative Services Task
Force, access to appropriate use of colorectal cancer
screening tests, such as colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, and fecal
occult blood test/fecal immunochemical test, could reduce
death rates of colon cancer up to 66%.
7.According to the American Cancer Society, in 2011, only about
45% of colorectal cancers were diagnosed at an early, more
treatable and curable stage.
8.The uninsured, underinsured, and underserved are least likely
to get screening for colorectal cancer, which means they are
more likely to be diagnosed at a late stage when chances of
survival drop to 13%.
9.Colorectal cancer screening is one of the most cost-effective
prevention measures in health care, more cost-effective than
breast or prostate cancer screening.
10.African Americans have the highest colorectal cancer
incidence and mortality rates of all racial groups in this
country. In California, colorectal cancer is the second most
common cancer among Korean, Hispanic, Japanese, South Asian,
Kampuchean, and Hmong men, and the second most common cancer
among Chinese, Filipino, Hispanic, Japanese, Korean, Laotian,
Vietnamese, and Kampuchean women.
11.The California Colorectal Cancer Coalition (C4) is a
nonprofit organization established to increase colorectal
cancer screening rates in an effort to decrease mortality
associated with the disease, and implement strategies to
reduce disparities in colorectal cancer screening, diagnosis,
and treatment among underserved populations in California.
12.The C4 encourages Californians to discuss the colorectal
cancer screening test that is best for them with their doctors
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and believes that the best test is the one you have done.
This resolution designates the month of March 2014 as Colorectal
Cancer Awareness Month.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 4/3/14)
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
JL:e:n 4/4/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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