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NJ SCR29
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Jon Bramnick
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AI Summary
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Urges the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to lower its recommended colorectal cancer screening age from 50 to 45 for individuals with average cancer risk factors
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Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer among men and women, with 141,425 new cases and 52,547 deaths reported in the U.S. in 2017
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Individuals born in the 1990s are twice as likely to develop colon cancer and four times as likely to develop rectal cancer compared to those born in the 1950s
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The American Cancer Society has already lowered its recommended screening age to 45, citing evidence that earlier screening will reduce colorectal cancer deaths
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Copies of the resolution would be transmitted to each member of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Legislative Description
Proposes amendment to Constitution to describe manner in which Legislature will provide for maintenance and support of thorough and efficient system of free public schools.
Education
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
1/9/2024