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THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 134
Author: Beall (D)
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
SUBJECT : Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
SOURCE : Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
DIGEST : This resolution proclaims November 2014 as Pancreatic
Cancer Awareness Month and urges all Californians to know,
fight, and end pancreatic cancer.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1.Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, as it is
anticipated to move from the fourth to the second leading
cause of cancer death in the United States by 2020.
2.Symptoms of pancreatic cancer usually first present themselves
in its late stage and 73% of pancreatic cancer patients die
within the first year of their diagnosis, while 94% of
pancreatic cancer patients die within the first five years,
rendering the disease the only major cancer with a five-year
relative survival rate in the single digits at just 6%.
3.The federal government invests significantly less money in
pancreatic cancer research than it does in research of any
other deadly cancer, constituting only approximately 2% of the
National Cancer Institute's budget, a figure far too low given
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the severity of the disease, its mortality rate, and how
little is known about how to arrest it.
4.The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is a national
organization serving the pancreatic cancer community in
California, where it is headquartered, and nationwide through
a comprehensive approach, which includes public policy,
research funding, patient services, and public awareness and
education related to developing effective treatments and a
cure for pancreatic cancer.
5.Pancreatic cancer statistics call for aggressive measures now
to develop early detection and treatment tools before the
incidence dramatically increases, in light of the fact that
National Cancer Institute funding is falling dangerously
behind.
This resolution proclaims November 2014 as Pancreatic Cancer
Awareness Month and urges all Californians to know, fight, and
end pancreatic cancer.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 7/25/14)
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (source)
JL:nl 7/28/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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