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GA SR542
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/29/2024
Primary Sponsor
Gloria Butler
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AI Summary
- Georgia Senate encourages the medical and insurance communities to lower the minimum age for colonoscopy screenings for average-risk individuals and first-degree relatives of colorectal cancer patients, in response to rising rates of young-onset colorectal cancer
- Screening guidelines previously dropped the recommended starting age from 50 to 45 for average-risk individuals, but the resolution calls for further changes to address continued deaths among young adults
- Approximately 18,000 people younger than 50 were diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2020, and incidence among those under 50 is expected to nearly double over the next decade
- Black Americans have a 20% higher incidence of colon cancer than non-Hispanic white people and are 40% more likely to die from the disease
- The resolution is non-binding and was adopted by the Senate; the Secretary of the Senate is directed to distribute copies to the public and press
Legislative Description
Colorectal Cancer Screenings; change of the minimum age; encourage
Last Action
Senate Passed/Adopted
2/29/2024
Committee Referrals
Health and Human Services2/6/2024
Full Bill Text
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