Sec. 91.001. FINDINGS

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The legislature finds that:
(1) prostate cancer is a major public health problem with an estimated 13,000 Texans to be diagnosed each year resulting in over 2,200 Texans dying each year;
(2) African Americans have the highest incidence of prostate cancer in the state;
(3) early detection through annual checkups and testing are critical to the preservation of life and to health care strategies for those at risk of prostate cancer; and
(4) it is in the public interest of this state to promote public awareness of the benefits and value of the early detection, prevention, and treatment of prostate cancer.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 793, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 990, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

                    
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