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PRINTER'S NO. 2139
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
487
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY BLAKE, MENSCH, MARTIN, BOSCOLA, FONTANA,
BARTOLOTTA, EICHELBERGER, GREENLEAF, BREWSTER, SABATINA,
YUDICHAK, FARNESE, DINNIMAN AND KILLION, NOVEMBER 14, 2018
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, NOVEMBER 14, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of November 2018 as "Pancreatic Cancer
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, "Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month" is being
observed in this Commonwealth to create awareness of pancreatic
cancer; and
WHEREAS, In 2018, an estimated 55,440 people will be
diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the United States, and
44,330 people will die from the disease; and
WHEREAS, Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers in
the United States, with a near 90% mortality rate; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania ranks fifth in the nation for
pancreatic cancer diagnoses; and
WHEREAS, When symptoms of pancreatic cancer appear, it is
usually too late for an optimistic prognosis; and
WHEREAS, The average life expectancy of persons diagnosed
with metastatic disease is only three to six months; and
WHEREAS, The incidence of pancreatic cancer is higher in men
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than in women and higher in African Americans than in other
ethnic groups; and
WHEREAS, The health and well-being of the residents of this
Commonwealth are enhanced as a direct result of increased
awareness about pancreatic cancer and research into early
detection, causes and effective treatments; and
WHEREAS, The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is dedicated to
increasing research funding and advocating for the allocation of
appropriate research funding from the Federal Government to the
National Cancer Institute to discover and develop enhanced
detection techniques and improved treatment methods for
pancreatic cancer; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of November
2018 as "Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania in
support of the goals of educating the residents of this
Commonwealth about the aggressive nature and lethality of
pancreatic cancer and the lack of adequate funding toward
lifesaving research and detection methods.
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