PRINTER'S NO. 1241
No. 140 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY WAUGH, FERLO, BOSCOLA, PUNT, BRUBAKER, STOUT,
C. WILLIAMS, MADIGAN, FONTANA, MELLOW, COSTA, KASUNIC,
O'PAKE, PIPPY, LAVALLE, ORIE, ROBBINS AND TOMLINSON,
JUNE 25, 2007
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 25, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of November 2007 as "Pancreatic Cancer
2 Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, "Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month" is being
4 observed in this Commonwealth to create awareness of pancreatic
5 cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer death among men and
6 women in the United States; and
7 WHEREAS, More than 37,170 people will be diagnosed with
8 pancreatic cancer this year alone in the United States, and 99%
9 of pancreatic cancer patients will die; and
10 WHEREAS, There are currently no early detection methods and
11 minimal treatment options for pancreatic cancer; and
12 WHEREAS, By the time symptoms generally present themselves,
13 it is too late for a positive prognosis; and
14 WHEREAS, The average survival after diagnosis is only three
15 to six months; and
16 WHEREAS, Pancreatic cancer does not discriminate by age,
17 gender or race; and
1 WHEREAS, The Federal Government invests less money in
2 pancreatic cancer research than in any other leading cancer
3 research; and
4 WHEREAS, The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Inc. (PanCAN),
5 the premiere voice of advocacy for pancreatic cancer, exists to
6 create awareness, education and funding to find early detection
7 methods and ultimately find the cure for pancreatic cancer;
8 therefore be it
9 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of November
10 2007 as "Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
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