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LA HCR44
Concurrent Resolution
Status
6/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Delisha Boyd
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AI Summary
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Urges the LSU School of Public Health to lower the recommended starting age for routine mammographic breast cancer screening from 40 to 30 years old
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Requests LSU develop an early breast cancer screening program for women beginning at age 30 within the Louisiana Breast and Cervical Health Program (LBCHP)
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Louisiana ranks fourth in the nation for female breast cancer death rate, with 678 breast cancer deaths in 2024 and an incidence rate of 130 cases per 100,000 people (2017-2021)
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LBCHP provides no-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings to low-income, uninsured, and underserved women through mobile screening units that travel throughout the state
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Early detection improves survival rates to nearly 100% when breast cancer is caught early, according to LSU School of Public Health
Legislative Description
Urges the Louisiana State University School of Public Health to change the recommended age for breast cancer screening
HEALTH/CANCER
Last Action
Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
6/13/2025