HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRO Archive - 11/04/2014 - Proclamation Pancreatic Cancer AwarenessPancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
WHEREAS, in 2014, an estimated 46,420 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in
the United States and 39,590 will die from the disease; and
WHEREAS, pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, is the fourth leading cause of
cancer death in the United States, and is the only major cancer with a five-year
relative survival rate in the single digits at just six percent; and
WHEREAS, when symptoms of pancreatic cancer present themselves, it is late stage, and 73
percent of pancreatic cancer patients die within the first year of their diagnosis
while 94 percent of pancreatic cancer patients die within the first five years; and
WHEREAS, approximately 1,040 deaths will occur in Georgia in 2014; and
WHEREAS, the Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act was signed into law in 2012, 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 the City of Milton 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 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and its affiliates in the City of Milton
support those patients currently battling pancreatic cancer, as well as to those
who have lost their lives to the disease, and are committed to nothing less than a
cure; and
WHEREAS, the good health and well-being of the residents of the City of Milton are
enhanced as a direct result of increased awareness about pancreatic cancer and
research into early detection, causes, and effective treatments.
NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Milton, Georgia hereby
dedicate and proclaim November as "Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month" in the City of Milton
and call this observance to the attention of all of our citizens.
Given under my hand and seal of the City of Milton, Georgia on this 3rd day of November,