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CA ACR101

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

1/31/2020

Primary Sponsor

Tom Lackey

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Origin

State Assembly

2019-2020 Session

AI Summary

  • Calls for increased research on the causes, cures, and early detection of pediatric cancer
  • Notes that pediatric cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children past infancy in the United States, with nearly 1,800 deaths estimated in 2018
  • Identifies that California has a cancer diagnosis rate of 17.4 per 100,000 children, with approximately 15,000 new diagnoses yearly in children birth to 19 years old across the United States
  • Highlights that neuroblastoma is the most common cancer in infants and young children, with two-thirds of cases having metastasized by the time of diagnosis
  • Directs the Chief Clerk of the Assembly to transmit copies of the resolution to the author for appropriate distribution

Legislative Description

Pediatric cancer.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 2, Statutes of 2020.

1/31/2020

Committee Referrals

Health8/14/2019
Rules7/8/2019
Health6/20/2019

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