City of Baltimore - File #: 13-0124R

• File #: 13-0124R
• Version: 0
• Name: Prostate Cancer Awareness Month - September 2013
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 9/16/2013
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 9/16/2013
• Title: Prostate Cancer Awareness Month - September 2013 FOR the purpose of recognizing September 2013 as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and joining advocates nationwide in seeking to raise awareness of the risks of prostate cancer, and the huge benefits of regular testing, in order to rededicate ourselves to the struggle against prostate cancer here in Baltimore and throughout our nation.
• Sponsors: Sharon Green Middleton, President Young, Bill Henry, Carl Stokes, James B. Kraft, Brandon M. Scott, Mary Pat Clarke, William H. Cole, IV, Helen L. Holton, Robert Curran, William "Pete" Welch, Warren Branch
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/16/2013	0	City Council	Introduced
9/16/2013	0	City Council	Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day
9/16/2013	0	City Council	Adopted

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Middleton



A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Prostate Cancer Awareness Month - September 2013

FOR the purpose of recognizing September 2013 as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and joining advocates nationwide in seeking to raise awareness of the risks of prostate cancer, and the huge benefits of regular testing, in order to rededicate ourselves to the struggle against prostate cancer here in Baltimore and throughout our nation.
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Recitals

Prostate cancer is the secondleading cause of cancerrelated deaths among American men, primarily affecting men who are over 50. According to the American Cancer Society, 241,740 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer each year, and 28,170 will die from the disease. Over the course of their lifetimes, roughly 1 in 6 men will get prostate cancer.

Since prostate cancer is relatively slowgrowing, and there are no obvious symptoms indicating early onset, doctors recommend annual prostate cancer screenings for men over the age of 45. Those with higher risk for prostate cancer, especially those with a family history of the disease or African-American men, should begin annual screenings at 40.

Testing for prostate cancer is straightforward, it involves a simple blood test and a brief physical exam, but absolutely vital to catching the disease early and increasing survival chances. Nearly 100% of m...