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OH SCR10
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/29/2014
Primary Sponsor
Lynn Wachtmann
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AI Summary
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Urges Congress to withdraw the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) October 2011 recommendation against prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening for prostate cancer in all age groups
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Notes prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed nonskin cancer in men and second leading cause of cancer-related deaths, with approximately 7,961 new cases and 1,232 deaths annually in Ohio
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Criticizes the USPSTF recommendation for applying to all men regardless of age or race, despite acknowledging African-American men have substantially higher incidence and mortality rates than Caucasian men
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Points to the Goteborg Randomized Population-based Prostate Cancer Screening Trial showing PSA screening reduced prostate cancer deaths by 44 percent over 14 years
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Directs the Ohio Senate Clerk to transmit copies of this resolution to each member of Ohio's Congressional delegation
Legislative Description
To memorialize the Congress of the United States to seek the withdrawal of the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendation against prostate-specific antigen-based screening for prostate cancer for men in all age groups.
Last Action
Concurrence
1/29/2014