Okaloosa County BOCC — October 21, 2014 — 10-14 Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month proclamation

PROCLAMATION WHEREAS in 2014, an estimated 46,420 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the United States and 39,590 will die from the disease; 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; 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 pancre- atic cancer patients die within the first five years; WHEREAS the incidence and death rate for pancreatic cancer are increasing and pancreatic cancer is anticipated to move from the fourth to the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. by 2020; and WHEREAS the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is the national organization serving the pan- creatic cancer community in Okaloosa County and nationwide through a comprehensive approach that includes public policy, research funding, patient services, and public awareness and education related to developing effective treatments and a cure for pancreatic cancer; and WHEREAS the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and its affiliates in Okaloosa County support those patients currently battling pancreatic cancer, as well as to those who have lost their lives to the dis- ease, and are committed to nothing less than a cure; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County, Florida, does hereby declare the month of November 2014 as “PANCREATIC CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN OKALOOSA COUNTY” DULY PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of October, 2014. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA ATTEST: _________________________________ CHARLES K. WINDES, Jr. CHAIRMAN ___________________________ DON W. HOWARD CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT