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California Health And Safety Code Section 138.6

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(a) The department shall include in any literature that it
produces regarding breast cancer information that shall include, but
not be limited to, all of the following:
   (1) Summarized information on risk factors for breast cancer in
younger women, including, but not limited to, information on the
increased risk associated with a family history of the disease.
   (2) Summarized information regarding detection alternatives to
mammography that may be available and more effective for at-risk
women between the ages of 25 and 40 years.
   (3) Information on Internet Web sites of relevant organizations,
government agencies, and research institutions where information on
mammography alternatives may be obtained.
   (b) The information required by subdivision (a) shall be produced
consistent with the department's protocols and procedures regarding
the production and dissemination of information on breast cancer,
including, but not limited to, the following factors:
   (1) Restrictions imposed by space limitation on materials
currently produced and distributed by the department.
   (2) Future regular production and replacement schedules.
   (3) Translation standards governing the number of languages and
literacy levels.
   (4) The nature, content, and purpose of the material into which
this new information will be incorporated.
   (c) It is the intent of the Legislature that subdivisions (a) and
(b) apply to information that is distributed by any branch of the
department, including, but not limited to, the Cancer Detection
Section and the Office of Women's Health, which are charged with
providing information about cancer.

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