Bill Text: CA ACR161 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered


Bill Title: Bladder Cancer Awareness Month.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 49-24-1)

Status: (Passed) 2016-06-01 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 56, Statutes of 2016. [ACR161 Detail]

Download: California-2015-ACR161-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 161	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  56
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JUNE 1, 2016
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  MAY 26, 2016
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 2, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 2, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Waldron
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen,
Arambula, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough,
Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu,
Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier,
Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gonzalez,
Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Holden, Irwin, Jones,
Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein,
Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian,
Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Quirk, Rendon, Rodriguez, Salas,
Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Weber, Wilk,
and Wood)

                        MARCH 30, 2016

   Relative to Bladder Cancer Awareness Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 161, Waldron. Bladder Cancer Awareness Month.
   This measure would proclaim the month of May 2016 as Bladder
Cancer Awareness Month.



   WHEREAS, Five hundred thousand families in the United States live
with bladder cancer; and
   WHEREAS, More than 74,000 people in the United States are expected
to be diagnosed with bladder cancer and 16,000 will die due to the
disease in 2016 alone; and
   WHEREAS, Approximately 7,150 people will be newly diagnosed with
bladder cancer in California this year and more than 1,500
Californians are expected to die of the disease; and
   WHEREAS, Bladder cancer affects adults of all ages and backgrounds
and is the fifth most common nonskin cancer in the United States,
exceeded only by breast, lung, prostate, and colon cancers, yet
knowledge of the frequency and severity of bladder cancer is minimal;
and
   WHEREAS, Bladder cancer is known as one of the most expensive
cancers to treat on a per patient basis and has a recurrence rate of
approximately 50 to 80 percent, requiring lifelong surveillance; and
   WHEREAS, Bladder cancer symptoms, such as blood in the urine, are
easily recognized, but many people are unaware of the threat of
bladder cancer, often prolonging the time to diagnosis; and
   WHEREAS, If diagnosed early, bladder cancer is treatable; and
   WHEREAS, Military veterans are twice as likely as nonveterans to
be diagnosed with bladder cancer; and
   WHEREAS, Women are often diagnosed at a later stage in the
development of bladder cancer, and when diagnosed at the same stage
as men, women have a worse prognosis; and
   WHEREAS, Smoking is the most well-established risk factor for
bladder cancer, with the incidence of the disease three to four times
greater in smokers than in nonsmokers; and
   WHEREAS, If diagnosis and treatment are delayed, the life
expectancy of an individual with bladder cancer decreases; and
   WHEREAS, The quality of life of a person with bladder cancer will
depend on future treatment and diagnostic developments, which will
rely on research advancements; and
   WHEREAS, There have been no new treatments approved by the federal
Food and Drug Administration for bladder cancer in over 10 years;
and
   WHEREAS, Research advancements for bladder cancer are limited by
lack of awareness about the disease within the medical community and
general public; and
   WHEREAS, Increased awareness will promote early diagnosis and
increase the chances of survival; and
   WHEREAS, Increased awareness will bolster public support of
treatment of the disease and thus increase funding for innovative
research and the development of new treatment options and diagnostic
tools; and
   WHEREAS, Traditionally, in May of each year, survivors,
caregivers, and loved ones walk together throughout the United States
to raise awareness of bladder cancer; and
   WHEREAS, The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network and its community of
patients, caregivers, and specialists seek to foster a community of
hope and support, to fund and conduct research for innovative
treatments and diagnostic tools, and to increase public awareness and
understanding of bladder cancer; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims the month
of May 2016 as Bladder Cancer Awareness Month; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature calls upon the people of
California, interested groups, and affected persons to promote
awareness of bladder cancer and to foster understanding of the impact
of the disease on patients and their families and caregivers, to
take an active role in the fight to end bladder cancer, and to
observe Bladder Cancer Awareness Month with appropriate ceremonies
and activities; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
                             
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