HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-163RESOLUTION NO. 11-163
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF
NOVEMBER 2011 AS "PANCREATIC CANCER
AWARENESS MONTH" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board ofCounty Commissioners ofSt. Lucie County, Florida, has made the following
determinations:
1. In 2011, an estimated 44,030 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the
United States and 37,660 will die from the disease.
2. Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers and is the fourth leading cause of cancer
death in the United States.
3. When symptoms of pancreatic cancer present themselves, it is usually too late for an
optimistic prognosis, and 74 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.
4. Of all the racial/ethnic groups in the United States, African Americans have the highest
incidence rate of pancreatic cancer, between 34 percent and 70 percent higher than the
other groups.
5. Approximately 2,610 deaths will occur in Florida in 2011.
Florida:
6. There is no cure for pancreatic cancer and there have been no significant improvements
in survival rates in the last 40 years.
7. The Federal Government invests significantly less money in pancreatic cancer research than
itdoes in anyofthe other leading cancerkillers; and pancreaticcancer research constitutes
only approximately 2 percent of the National Cancer Institute's federal research funding,
a figure far too low given the severity of the disease, its mortality rate, and how little is
known about how to arrest it.
8. The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is the first and only national patient advocacy
organization that serves the pancreatic cancer community in St. Lucie County and
nationwide by focusing its efforts on public policy, research funding, patient services, and
public awareness and education related to developing effective treatments and a cure for
pancreatic cancer.
9. The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and its affiliates in St. Lucie County 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.
10. The good health and well-being of the residents of St. Lucie County 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 by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County,
1. This Board does hereby proclaim the month of November 2011 as "PANCREATIC CANCER
AWARENESS MONTH" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 1st day of November, 20
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