HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023 08-28 Proclamations - Lung Cancer Awareness MonthMOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY Or RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
PROCLAMATION
LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH NOVEMBER 2023
WHEREAS, lung cancer is die leading cause of cancer death among men and women in the
United States and Mounds View, accounting for more deaths than colon cancer, breast cancer, and
prostate cancer combined; and
WHEREAS, according to die Centers for Disease Control, there were 30,505 new lung cancer
cases and 9,944 deahhs because of lung cancer between 2015 and 2019 in Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, die 5-year survival rate for localized lung cancer is 60%, yet only 24% of lung
cancers are diagnosed at dhis stage; and
WHEREAS, screening for lung cancer for high -risk individuals using low -dose computed
tomography can lead to die earlier detection of lung cancer and save lives, reducing the mortality by
20% when compared to screening by chest x-ray in the National Lung Screening Trial (3) and reducing
die risk of death at 10 years by 24% in men and 33% in women as demonstrated by another large
randomized trial; and
WHEREAS, funding for lung cancer research trails far behind funding for research of many
other cancers, and additional research is needed in early diagnosis, screening, and treatment for lung
cancer as well as in lung cancer affecting women and lung cancer health disparities; and
WHEREAS, lung cancer incidence is decreasing twice as fast in men as it is in women, each year
more women die from lung cancer than breast cancer and by 2035, more women will die from lung
cancer than men; and
WHEREAS, African Americans have the highest lung cancer incidence and mortality of all
races, and disparities in lung cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment, and mortality are well characterized
among African Americans and other racial minorities; and
WHEREAS, lung cancer in individuals who never smoked is die 7' leading cause of cancer -
related death and accounts for 17,000-26,000 deadis in the US every year, 60-70% of individuals
diagnosed with lung cancer who never smoked are women, and die proportion of lung cancers
diagnosed in people who never smoked is increasing in die US; and
WHEREAS, radon is die leading cause of lung cancer among individuals who never smoked quid
the second leading cause of lung cancer overall; and
WHEREAS, the stigma surrounding lung cancer creates barriers to early diagnosis, treatment, and
funding for research, has a detrimental impact on tic quality of life of people diagnosed with lung cancer,
and hinders awareness of and research into lung cancer risk factors other than smoking; and
WHEREAS, lung cancer research is leading to breakthroughs in the identification of genetic
alterations associated Milli lung cancer and in the development of lung cancer treatments, including
immunotherapics and targeted therapies; and
WHEREAS, organizations working in the City of Mounds View such as the American Lung
Cancer Screening Initiative and Women's Lung Cancer Forum, are committed to educating about lung
cancer and lung cancer screening and working to increase lung cancer screening rates in Mounds View.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mayor Gary Meelilliause, hereby proclaim November 2023 as Lung
Cancer Awareness Month in tlic City of Mounds View, and recognize the need for research in lung
cancer affecting women and lung cancer licallh disparities, and encourage all citizens to learn about. lung
cancer and early detection through lung cancer screening.
Givcn under my hand and seal of the City of Mounds View this 28' day August, 2023.
G eeli iause, Acting Mayor