Senate Concurrent Resolution 1016 - Summary

• Proclaims October 13, 2017 as Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day in Arizona.

• Notes that metastatic breast cancer occurs when cancer spreads beyond the breast to other parts of the body, with no current cure and patients requiring indefinite treatment.

• Identifies that approximately 6% of newly diagnosed breast cancer cases are metastatic, and 20-30% of early stage cases become metastatic or recurrent.

• States that 4,870 Arizona women are expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017, with disparities in mortality rates affecting African-American and Hispanic women.

• Expresses the Legislature's commitment to advancing critical research and treatments for metastatic breast cancer and directs patients to physician consultation and support resources including ClinicalTrials.gov.