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"PANCREATIC CANCER AWARENESS MONTH" -NOVEMBER 2013
WHEREAS, in 2013, an estimated 45,220 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic
cancer in the United States and 38,460 will die from the disease, including 4,000 deaths in
/ California alone; and
WHEREAS, pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United
States with a five-year relative survival rate in the single digits at just six percent, and when
1 symptoms first present themselves, it is late stage with 73 percent of patients dying within the
first year of their diagnosis while 94 percent die within the first five years; and
WHEREAS, the incidence and death rate for pancreatic cancer are increasing and
pancreatic cancer is anticipated to move from the fourth to the second leading cause of cancer
death in the U.S. by 2020; and
WHEREAS,the U.S. Congress passed the Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act last year,
which calls on the National Cancer Institute to develop scientific frameworks, or strategic plans,
for pancreatic cancer and other deadly cancers, which will help provide the strategic direction
and guidance needed to make true progress against these diseases; and
WHEREAS, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is the national organization serving
the pancreatic cancer community in Petaluma and nationwide through a comprehensive approach
that includes public policy, research funding, patient services, and public awareness and
education related to developing effective treatments and a cure for pancreatic cancer; and
WHEREAS, the good health and well-being of the residents of Petaluma are enhanced as a
direct result of increased awareness about pancreatic cancer and research into early detection,
causes, and effective treatments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, David Glass, Mayor of Petaluma, along
with the members of the City Council, do hereby designate the month of November 2013 as
"Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month" in Petaluma.
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