Bill Text: CA SCR76 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2015-08-28 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 148, Statutes of 2015. [SCR76 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SCR76-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SCR 76	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Gaines

                        JUNE 25, 2015

   Relative to Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 76, as introduced, Gaines. Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
   This measure would designate September 2015 as Prostate Cancer
Awareness Month in California.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer
in men aside from skin cancer, and it is estimated that one in seven
men will develop this disease in his lifetime; and
   WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society estimates there will be
220,800 new cases of prostate cancer in the United States in 2015,
resulting in an estimated 27,540 deaths; and
   WHEREAS, It is estimated that 21,060 men in California will be
diagnosed with prostate cancer this year, and an estimated 3,180
California men will die from this disease; and
   WHEREAS, African American men have the highest prostate cancer
incidence rates in the world, and their prostate cancer mortality
rate in the United States is more than twice that of any other ethnic
group of men; and
   WHEREAS, Early prostate cancer usually has no symptoms, and
studies suggest strong familial predisposition may be responsible for
5 percent to 10 percent of the disease cases; and
   WHEREAS, Recent studies suggest that a diet high in processed meat
or dairy foods may be a risk factor, and obesity appears to increase
risk of aggressive prostate cancer; and
   WHEREAS, The survival rate approaches 100 percent when prostate
cancer is diagnosed and treated early, but drops to 28 percent when
it spreads to other parts of the body; and
   WHEREAS, Treatment options for prostate cancer vary depending on a
man's age, stage, and grade of his cancer, as well as his other
existing medical conditions; and
   WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society recommends that a man should
have an opportunity to make an informed decision about whether to be
tested for prostate cancer based on his personal values and
preferences; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims September
2015 as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in California; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Legislature joins communities across our nation
to increase awareness about the importance for men to make informed
decisions with their health care providers about early detection and
testing for prostate cancer; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.