Item 2A - Proclamationllroclamation
Declaring November 13,2015
AGENDA ITEM #2A
OCTOBER 26, 2015
"World Pancreatic Cancer Day" in the City of Atlantic Beach
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 2,980 deaths will occur in Florida in 2015; and
WHEREAS, pancreatic cancer is the ih 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 the City of Atlantic Beach are
enhanced as a direct result of increased awareness about pancreatic cancer and research into early
detection, causes, and effective treatments.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Carolyn Woods, Mayor of the City of Atlantic Beach, in recognition
of this important initiative, do hereby proclaim November 13,2015 as "World Pancreatic Cancer Day" in
the City of Atlantic Beach.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the Official Seal of the City of Atlantic Beach
to be affixed this 261h day of October, 2015.
Carolyn Woods, MAYOR