World Pancreatic Cancer Day

Proclamation
By the Governor of Alabama

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, 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, it is estimated that 660 deaths will occur in Alabama in 2015; and

WHEREAS, pancreatic cancer is the 7th 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 Alabama are enhanced as a direct result of increased awareness about pancreatic cancer and research into early detection, causes, and effective treatments:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim November 13, 2015, as

World Pancreatic Cancer Day

in the State of Alabama.

Given Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the Office of the Governor at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery on the 11th day of September 2015.

Robert Bentley
Governor