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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.
WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, in 2012, an estimated 43,920 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the United
States and 37,390 will die from the disease; pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, is the fourth
leading cause of cancer death in the United States;
Yir'HEREAS, when symptoms of pancreatic cancer present themselves, it is usually too late for an
optimistic prognosis and 74 percent of pancreatic cancer patients die within the first year of their diagnosis;
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IIHEREAS, approximately 2,670 deaths will occur in Florida in 2012; there is no cure for pancreatic
cancer and there have been no significant improvements in survival rates in the last 40 years; the Federal
Government invests significantly less money in pancreatic cancer research than it does in any of the other
leading cancer killers; and pancreatic cancer research constitutes only approximately 2 percent of the
National Cancer Institute's federal research funding, a figure far too low given the severity of the disease, its
mortality rate, and how little is known about how to arrest it; and
WHEREAS, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is the first and only national patient advocacy
organization that serves the pancreatic cancer community in the City of Winter Springs and nationwide by
focusing its efforts on public policy, research funding, patient services, and public awareness and education
related to developing effective treatments and a cure for pancreatic cancer; the Pancreatic Cancer Action
Network and its affiliates in the City of Winter Springs support those patients currently battling pancreatic
cancer, as well as to those who have lost their lives to the disease, and are committed to nothing less than
a cure; the good health and well-being of the residents of the City of Winter Springs are enhanced as a
direct result of increased awareness about pancreatic cancer and research into early detection, causes, and
effective treatments;
NOW THEREFORE, I, CHARLES LACEY, Mayor of the City of Winter Springs do hereby proclaim
November, 2012, as
"PANCREATIC CANCER AWARENESS MONTH"
in the City of Winter Springs, Florida, and I urge all citizens to support the search for a cure and assist
individuals and families who deal with devastating cancer on a daily basis.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF 1 hereunto have set my hand and caused the Seal of
• the City of Winter Sprin: to be affixed is 1.5`"day of October, 2012.
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Charles Lacey
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Jean B my Rick Brown Joanne M.Krebs S.Avery Smith Cade Resnick
Commissioner Commissioner Deputy Mayor Commissioner Commissioner