Okaloosa County BOCC — November 1, 2016 — 11.17.16 Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day proclamation

PROCLAMATION WHEREAS in 2016, an estimated 53,070 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the United States and 41,780 will die from the disease; WHEREAS pancreatic cancer surpassed breast cancer this year to become the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and it is projected to become the second leading cause by 2020; WHEREAS pancreatic cancer is the only major cancer with a five-year relative survival rate in the single digits at just eight percent; WHEREAS when symptoms of pancreatic cancer present themselves, it is generally in later stages, and 71 percent of pancreatic cancer patients die within the first year of their diagnosis; WHEREAS approximately 3,080 deaths will occur in Florida in 2016; WHEREAS pancreatic cancer is the seventh most common cause of cancer-related death in men and women across the world; WHEREAS there will be an estimated 418,451 new pancreatic cancer cases diagnosed worldwide in 2016; WHEREAS tthe good health and well-being of the residents of Okaloosa County are enhanced as a direct result of increased awareness about pancreatic cancer and research into early detection, causes, and effective treatments; therefore be it NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County, Florida, does hereby declare November 17, 2016 as “WORLD PANCREATIC CANCER DAY IN OKALOOSA COUNTY” DULY PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of November, 2016. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA ATTEST: _________________________________ CHARLES K. WINDES, JR. CHAIRMAN ___________________________ J.D. PEACOCK II CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT