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Committee backs SB 717 to codify regional cancer registries and protect federal funding
Summary
The committee advanced SB 717 to recognize California’s three regional cancer registries in state law, a change supporters said is needed to preserve federal National Cancer Institute funding and maintain cancer surveillance infrastructure.
SB 717 was advanced by the Assembly Health Committee after sponsors and regional registry officials described the bill as necessary to preserve federal funding and the state’s cancer surveillance infrastructure.
The author (listed in the hearing as Senator Richardson) said California’s Cancer Registry (CCR) relies on three regional registries—the Los Angeles Cancer Surveillance Program, the Greater Bay Area Cancer Registry, and the Cancer Registry of Greater California—each of…
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