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RESOLUTION
Declaring November 17 as “World Pancreatic Cancer Day” in the city of Lake Elmo.
WHEREAS in 2016, an estimated 53,070 people in the United States will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancers, and 41,780 will die from the disease;
WHEREAS pancreatic cancer surpassed breast cancer this year to become the third leading
cause of cancer death in the United States, and it is projected to become the second leading cause by 2020;
WHEREAS pancreatic cancer is the only major cancer with a five-year relative survival rate in the single digits at just eight percent;
WHEREAS when symptoms of pancreatic cancer present themselves, it is generally in later
stages, and 71 percent of pancreatic cancer patients die within the first year of their diagnosis;
WHEREAS approximately 660 deaths will occur in Minnesota in 2016;
WHEREAS pancreatic cancer is the seventh most common cause of cancer-related death in men and women across the world;
WHEREAS there will be an estimated 418,451 new pancreatic cancer cases diagnosed
worldwide in 2020;
WHEREAS the good health and well-being of the residents of [municipality name] are enhanced as a direct result of increased awareness about pancreatic cancer and research into early detection, causes and effective treatments; therefore be it
RESOLVED that the City Council designate November 17 as “World Pancreatic Cancer Day” in
the city of Lake Elmo.