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CA AR115
Resolution
Status
8/20/2018
Primary Sponsor
Devon Mathis
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AI Summary
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Designates November 2018 as Curing Stomach Cancer Month in California
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Honors the late Debbie Zelman, founder of Debbie's Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer, a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness, funding research, and providing education and support for stomach cancer patients and families
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Notes that stomach cancer affects approximately 26,240 Americans annually with about 10,800 deaths, with most diagnoses occurring at stage IV when the five-year survival rate is only 5 percent
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Recognizes that stomach cancer has increased 70 percent in young adults aged 25-39 since 1977 and remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths with a 31 percent overall survival rate
Legislative Description
Relative to Curing Stomach Cancer Month.
Last Action
Read. Adopted. (Page 6385.).
8/20/2018