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THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 101
Author: Gaines (R), et al.
Amended: 8/4/14
Vote: 21
SENATE FLOOR : 36-0, 4/7/14
AYES: Anderson, Beall, Berryhill, Block, Cannella, Corbett,
Correa, De Le�n, DeSaulnier, Evans, Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani,
Hancock, Hill, Hueso, Huff, Jackson, Knight, Lara, Leno, Lieu,
Liu, Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nielsen, Padilla, Pavley,
Roth, Steinberg, Torres, Vidak, Walters, Wolk, Wyland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Calderon, Hernandez, Wright, Yee
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 78-0, 8/14/14 (Consent) - See last page for
vote
SUBJECT : Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution designates September 2014 as Prostate
Cancer Awareness Month in the State of California.
Assembly Amendments revise the findings and make technical
changes.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1.Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men
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aside from skin cancer, and is the second leading cause of
cancer death in men aside from lung cancer.
2.The American Cancer Society estimates that one in seven men
will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime with an
estimated 233,000 new cases of the disease in the United
States during 2014, resulting in an estimated 29,480 deaths.
3.Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in most
racial and ethnic groups. Incidence rates are about 60%
higher in African American men than in non-Hispanic White men.
4.In California, approximately 22,080 men are predicted to be
diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014, and, of this number,
approximately 3,065 men are predicted to die of this disease.
5.The survival rate approaches 100% when prostate cancer is
diagnosed and treated early, but drops to 28% when the disease
spreads to other parts of the body.
6.Early stages of prostate cancer usually do not have symptoms
and genetic predisposition may be responsible for 5 to 10% of
prostate cancer cases.
7.Recent studies suggest that a diet high in processed meat or
dairy foods may increase the risk of prostate cancer, while
obesity may contribute to an increased risk of more aggressive
forms of the disease.
8.Obesity and smoking are associated with an increased risk of
dying from prostate cancer.
9.The American Cancer Society recommends that all men be given
sufficient information on both the benefits and limitations of
early detection and testing for prostate cancer to allow each
man to make a decision based on his personal values and
preferences.
This resolution designates September 2014 as Prostate Cancer
Awareness Month in the State of California and encourages public
officials and citizens of California to observe the month with
appropriate activities and programs to increase awareness of the
importance of each man making an informed decision with his
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health care provider with regard to early detection and testing
for prostate cancer.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 4/4/14) (unable to reverify at time of
writing)
California Prostate Cancer Coalition
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 78-0, 8/14/14
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Bigelow, Bloom,
Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian
Calderon, Campos, Chau, Ch�vez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley,
Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox,
Frazier, Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon,
Gorell, Gray, Grove, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Holden, Jones,
Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, Maienschein,
Mansoor, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian,
Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea, John A. P�rez, V.
Manuel P�rez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas,
Rodriguez, Salas, Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron,
Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, Yamada, Atkins
NO VOTE RECORDED: Roger Hern�ndez, Vacancy
JL:k 8/15/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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