Title
World Pancreatic Cancer Day Proclamation
Memorandum
PROCLAMATION
World Pancreatic Cancer Day
November13, 2015
WHEREAS, in 2015, an estimated 48,960 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the United States and 40,560 will die from the disease; and
WHEREAS, pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, is currently the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States and is projected to become the second by 2020; and
WHEREAS, pancreatic cancer is the only major cancer with a five-year relative survival rate in the single digits at just seven percent; and
WHEREAS, when symptoms of pancreatic cancer present themselves, it is generally late stage, and 73 percent of pancreatic cancer patients die within the first year of their diagnosis while 93 percent of pancreatic cancer patients die within the first five years; and
WHEREAS, approximately 1,480 deaths will occur in Michigan in 2015; and
WHEREAS, pancreatic cancer is the 7th most common cause of cancer-related death in men and women across the world; and
WHEREAS, there will be an estimated 367,000 new pancreatic cancer cases diagnosed globally in 2015; and
WHEREAS, the good health and well-being of the residents of Ann Arbor are enhanced as a direct result of increased awareness about pancreatic cancer and research into early detection, causes, and effective treatments.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Christopher Taylor, Mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan, do hereby proclaim November 13, 2015 as “World Pancreatic Cancer Day” in the City of Ann Arbor.
I hereby set my hand and seal
This 1st day of November, 2015
__________________________ Christopher Taylor, Mayor