Backup Documents 11/08/2011 Item #16H1 PROCLAMATION 16H 1
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WHEREAS, in 2011 an estimated 44,030 people in the United States will be diagnosed with
pancreatic cancer and 37,660 people will die from the disease, 2,610 in Florida a/one;
and
WHEREAS, pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers and the fourth leading cause of cancer
death in the United States; and
WHEREAS, when symptoms of pancreatic cancer present themselves, it is usually too late for an
optimistic prognosis and seventy-four percent of patients die within the first year of
diagnoses and ninety-four percent die within the first five years; and
WHEREAS, there is no cure for pancreatic cancer and there have been no significant improvements in
the survival rates in the last forty years; and
WHEREAS, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PANCAN) is the first and only national patient
advocacy organization serving the pancreatic cancer community by focusing its efforts on
public policy, research funding, patient services and public awareness and education
related to the deve lopment of effective treatments and ultimately a cure; and
WHEREAS, the PANCAN and its affiliates in Collier 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; and
WHEREAS, the good health and well-being of all Collier County residents 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 proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida,
that November be designated as
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 8th Day of November, 2011
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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