PRINTER'S NO. 2371
No. 302 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY WAUGH, HUGHES, WAGNER, WOZNIAK, ROBBINS, BOSCOLA,
TARTAGLIONE, LOGAN, KUKOVICH, THOMPSON, STOUT, BODACK, EARLL,
TOMLINSON, MUSTO, COSTA, LEMMOND, GREENLEAF, WENGER, HOLL,
DENT, M. WHITE, MOWERY, BRIGHTBILL, MURPHY, KITCHEN, O'PAKE,
CONTI, RHOADES, C. WILLIAMS, SCHWARTZ, STACK AND KASUNIC,
NOVEMBER 13, 2002
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, NOVEMBER 13, 2002
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of November 2002 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 30,300 people will be diagnosed with
8 pancreatic cancer this year alone in the United States, and nine
9 out of every ten 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,
1 gender or race; and
2 WHEREAS, The Federal Government invests less money in
3 pancreatic cancer research than in any other leading cancer
4 research; and
5 WHEREAS, The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Inc. (PanCAN),
6 the premiere voice of advocacy for pancreatic cancer, exists to
7 create awareness, education and funding to ultimately find the
8 cure for pancreatic cancer; and
9 WHEREAS, PanCAN is having the fifth annual "An Evening with
10 the Stars" celebrity fundraiser on November 9, 2002, in Beverly
11 Hills, California, to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer and
12 generate much-needed funding for ongoing research to find early
13 detection methods and a cure; therefore be it
14 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of November
15 2002 as "Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
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