HomeMy WebLinkAbout13-236RESOLUTION NO. 13-236
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2013 AS
"PANCREATIC CANCER AWARENESS MONTH" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has
made the following determinations:
1. 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.
2. 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 afive-year
relative survival rate in the single digits at just six percent.
3. 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.
4. Approximately 2,770 deaths will occur in Florida in 2013.
5. 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.
6. The U.S. Congress passed the Recalcitrant CancerResearch 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.
7. The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is the national organization serving the
pancreatic cancer community in St. Lucie County 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.
8. The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and its affiliates in St. Lucie County
support those patients currently battling pancreatic cancer, as well as those who have
lost their lives to the disease, and are committed to nothing less than a cure.
9. 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, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim the month of November 2013 as
"PANCREATIC CANCER AWARENESS MONTH" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 19th day of November 2013.
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