Bill Text: CA ACR94 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Inflammatory Breast Cancer Awareness Day of 2019.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 59-12-1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-08-16 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 126, Statutes of 2019. [ACR94 Detail]

Download: California-2019-ACR94-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Concurrent Resolution

No. 94

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Introduced by Assembly Member Reyes
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Irwin and Blanca Rubio)

May 14, 2019

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Relative to public health.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

ACR 94, as introduced, Reyes. Inflammatory Breast Cancer Awareness Day of 2019.

This measure would declare October 3, 2019, as Inflammatory Breast Cancer Awareness Day of 2019, and encourage all Californians to learn about this rare and aggressive type of breast cancer and support all people who are impacted by a diagnosis of inflammatory breast cancer.

Digest Key

Fiscal Committee: NO  

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Bill Text

WHEREAS, Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare and aggressive type of breast cancer in which the cancer cells block the lymph vessels in the skin of the breast; and

WHEREAS, Inflammatory breast cancer is called “inflammatory” because the breast often looks swollen, red, and inflamed, and most inflammatory breast cancers develop from cells that line the milk ducts of the breast and then spread; and

WHEREAS, The symptoms and presentation of inflammatory breast cancer are different from other types of more common breast cancer, and therefore can be more difficult to diagnose, such as it does not present as a lump in most cases and thus can be missed by a routine mammogram; and

WHEREAS, The difficulty and delay of diagnosing inflammatory breast cancer is especially devastating because the cancer progresses rapidly, often in a matter of weeks or months, resulting in many diagnoses at an advanced stage of the cancer; and

WHEREAS, Since inflammatory breast cancer and treatment is incredibly physically disabling, a diagnosis can often mean a patient quickly qualifies for supportive services and benefits; and

WHEREAS, Compared with other types of breast cancer, inflammatory breast cancer tends to be diagnosed in women of younger ages, and the ages of women being diagnosed is getting younger and younger; and

WHEREAS, As with other types of breast cancer, inflammatory breast cancer can occur in men; and

WHEREAS, Many hardworking organizations, such as Fighting 4 the Tatas Breast Cancer, Inc., are diligently working to increase awareness of the disease in the public and medical communities; and

WHEREAS, All people diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer need recognition of their condit