PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH2005 1 BILL No. 203 of

An Act to raise awareness of Prostate Cancer in Saskatchewan (Assented to )

Preamble

WHEREAS prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and the third most common cause of cancer death in men;

WHEREAS a Canadian man has a in chance of developing prostate cancer in his lifetime;

WHEREAS an estimated 20,500 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in Canada in and an estimated 4,300 will die from the disease;

WHEREAS in Saskatchewan, an estimated men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in and an estimated men will die of the disease;

WHEREAS early detection and advances in treatment can save more lives each year;

WHEREAS the Canadian Cancer Society in Saskatchewan has declared September to be Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:

Short title The Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Act. Prostate Cancer Awareness Month The month of September of each year is designated as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in Saskatchewan. Coming into force This Act comes into force on assent. PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH 2005 2 REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN’S PRINTER Copyright©2005