S.C.R. 4 Enrolled

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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON BREAST CANCER
2 SCREENING
3 2012 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Karen Mayne
6 House Sponsor: Ronda Rudd Menlove
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This concurrent resolution of the Legislature and the Governor urges women ages 40
11 years old and older to receive breast cancer screening once each year that, at a
12 minimum, consists of a mammogram.
13 Highlighted Provisions:
14 This resolution:
15 . recognizes the importance of breast cancer screening and early detection of breast
16 cancer through screening;
17 . urges women aged 40 and older to be annually screened for breast cancer including,
18 at a minimum, a mammogram; and
19 . recognizes the importance of public programs that provide breast cancer screening
20 to uninsured women who cannot afford to be screened.
21 Special Clauses:
22 None
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24 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
25 WHEREAS, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among Utah women;
26 WHEREAS, it is estimated that in 2012 nearly 1,400 women will be diagnosed with
27 breast cancer in Utah;
28 WHEREAS, it is estimated that in 2012 nearly 40% of women in Utah diagnosed with
29 breast cancer will be diagnosed at late stage;

30 WHEREAS, it is estimated that in 2012 nearly 400 women in Utah diagnosed with
31 breast cancer will die, in part due to late stage diagnosis;
32 WHEREAS, it is estimated that in many cases the costs to treat breast cancer for many
33 women in Utah will be 1,000% higher than for breast cancer diagnosed at early stage, in part
34 due to late stage diagnosis;
35 WHEREAS, breast cancer screening rates in Utah are regularly the lowest or among the
36 lowest in the nation;
37 WHEREAS, many women in Utah indicate that they choose not to be screened for
38 breast cancer due to cost; and
39 WHEREAS, clinical trials indicate that routine breast cancer screening can reduce
40 breast cancer deaths and treatment costs:
41 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
42 Governor concurring therein, recognize the importance of breast cancer screening and early
43 detection of breast cancer through screening.
44 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature and the Governor encourage
45 women aged 40 and older to be annually screened for breast cancer including, at a minimum, a
46 mammogram.
47 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature and the Governor recognize the
48 importance of public programs that provide breast cancer screening to uninsured women who
49 cannot afford to be screened.
50 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the American
51 Medical Association, the Utah Medical Association, the Utah Hospital Association, the Utah
52 Medical Insurance Association, the Utah Association of Independent Insurance Agents, and the
53 Utah Insurance Department.