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FL S0138
Resolution
AI Summary
- Recognizes March 2023 as "Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Month" and March 3, 2023, as "Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Day" in Florida
- Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) accounts for 15–30% of all diagnosed invasive breast cancer cases nationwide, with over 53,700 new cases diagnosed in the U.S. in 2019
- TNBC disproportionately affects younger women, Black and Hispanic women, women with type 2 diabetes, and those with BRCA1 mutations; Black women are 48% less likely than non-Hispanic white women to receive guideline-adherent care and face approximately twofold higher mortality
- Patients diagnosed with metastatic TNBC have less than a 30% chance of surviving 5 years, and limited targeted treatment options exist because TNBC cells lack the three key receptors that medicines typically target in other breast cancers
- Calls for promoting TNBC education, raising awareness of disease-related disparities, and addressing inequities in health care access including screening, diagnostic testing, and care
Legislative Description
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Month/Day
Last Action
Died, not introduced
5/5/2023
Full Bill Text
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