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<br /> a - WHEREAS pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers,is the fourth leading cause of cancer ,:,a)...",,
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<br /> i WHEREAS when symptoms of pancreatic cancer present themselves,it is late stage,and 73 percent• -- '' of pancreatic cancer patients die within the first year of their diagnosis while 94 percent of ,':~"' •
<br /> ' s�p � pancreatic cancer patients die within the first five years; �,�, '�
<br /> :J ` WHEREAS approximately 650 deaths will occur in Minnesota in 2013; /
<br /> WHEREAS the incidence and death rate for pancreatic cancer are increasing and pancreatic cancer It?
<br /> is anticipated to move from the fourth to the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. by 110.•- grri
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<br /> ''r WHEREAS the U.S. Congress passed the Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act last year,which calls on j (744j'72
<br /> ,. the National Cancer Institute to developa scientific frameworks, or strategic plans, for pancreatic 1,;,`;.`"
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<br /> g r cancer and other deadly cancers,which will help provide the strategic direction and guidance lit'
<br /> • =� needed to make true progress against these diseases; ,,`>
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<br /> ..• ` i WHEREAS federal funding for medical research is critical to job protection and creation in 1.;?.
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<br /> i;: WHEREAS the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is the national organization serving the
<br /> •{!,,�. pancreatic cancer community in [municipality name] and nationwide through a comprehensive .•
<br /> '4— approach that includespublic policy, research funding,patient services, and public awareness and '�'�^
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<br /> } `�`'` education related to developing effective treatments and a cure for pancreatic cancer; _�
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<br /> WHEREAS the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and its affiliates in [municipality name] supportei•,''i ;l/
<br /> , those patients currently battling pancreatic cancer, as well as to those who have lost their lives to the •
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<br /> ;vo,l, disease, and are committed to nothing less than a cure;
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<br /> }=1 - WHEREAS the good health and well-being of the residents of[municipality name] are enhanced as A _*,
<br /> a direct result of increased awareness about pancreatic cancer and research into early detection, 1 E.',(-.
<br /> i l i ' causes, and effective treatments; therefore be it resolved that the City Council designate the month of ? � `. /
<br /> s November 2013 as"Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month"in the City of New Brighton f ,ei ,
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<br /> `c 1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 David Jacobsen-Mayor have
<br /> �' s hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of :-u `' ' (
<br /> `,1Jl New Brighton, Minnesota to be affixed this 22ttd day of i :rt.;October 2013. I
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