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RESO1_LiTI~eV DESdGNA'l~~N~. SEP'T'EMBER 2008 AS 1'Ft05"1'A"I'F: ~'.~li'('C~:,l~
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~h'FIEREA.S, pi-ost~~te cancer ~s i~f1e most fr~quer,tly dia~noser~ car7cei- i~7 fl~riei-lc«,
exceeded only by skin cancer and the second most cause of death i~1 men, ;;xceeded only
by lung cancer; and
WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society estimates 1 in 6 men will develop prostat:~
cancer in their lifetime and there will be 186._3211 new cases of the disease in th-~ USF~ iii
20018, resi~lEing in ,8,660 deaths: and
WHEREAS, iu California, prostate cancer is th:: ~~~o~t comn~ion ~~.ancer ;1mcrG.~ men in
almost all r:ice and ethnic groups and Afi-ica:l-.Ar.~~.ri.~;an me:r~ are 50% r.~~.~re !ik:;l~i to
develop this disease than any other group of ir~e~:: ar~~l
WHEREAS, 27,600 men in California will be diagnosed with prostate cancer lrus yea''
and each day mo.:, than 8 California men will die from this disease; and
WHEREAS, prostate canner is a leading cause of cancer deaths in men and little is
known about this disease and there are usually no symptoms in the early stakes; and
~~'HERF,AS, the survival rate approaches 100%, when prostate cancer is diagnosed and
treated early, but drops to 32°/~ when the disease spreads to other parts of the body; and
WHEREAS early detection is the key to survival and the American Cancer Society
recommends that every man should be offered an annual prostate specific antigen (PSAI
blood test and digital rectal cxaminatiot~ (DRE}determined by his age and risk factor ~~r.d
WHEREAS, Wien who have several close relatives who were diagnosed with prostate
cancer at a~~ early age could begin their testing at age 40; and
WHEREAS, men who have a father, son, or brother who had prostate cancer belore age
65 and African-Americans should begin their testing at age 45; and
V1'HF.REAS, all other men wino have a life expectancy of at least 1(} years should he~in
their testing at ale 5O; anti
WHEREAS, the Butte County Board of Supervisors jams communities across our nation
to increase the awareness about the importance of early detection and treatment of ibis
disease,
NOW, THEREFORE, E3E I'T RESOLVED by the County of Butte as follows: this
Board, on its own behal f and on behalf of the citizens of Butte County. designate
September 200fs as Prostate Cancer A~~%areness Vionth.
PASSEU AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 19th day of
f'lugust 2005 by the following vote:
AyEc;; Supervisor Connelly, Dolan, Kirk, Yamaguchi, and Chair Josiassen
NOES: None
ASSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None 4
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Curt ~osiassen, Chair
Butte County Board of Supervisors
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C. Brian Haddix, If~terim C~iefAdministrative t)f~i~cer
End Clerk of,~he ~oaxd of ~upr~i-visors
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