SCR 1019 Summary

• Proclaims November 30-December 5, 2020 as Cancer Screen Week in Arizona.

• Encourages Arizona citizens to discuss individual cancer risk factors and recommended screening options with their health care providers.

• Highlights that early detection significantly improves cancer survival rates across multiple cancer types, including breast cancer (99%), cervical cancer (92%), and melanoma (98%).

• Notes that specific cancer types disproportionately affect different populations, including higher breast cancer rates in Black women and prostate cancer rates in Black men.

• Emphasizes that cancer death rates have declined 27% since 1991 due to smoking reductions and advances in early detection and treatment.