11-R457
2011 -- S 1112
Enacted 11/17/11
S E N A T E R E
S O L U T I O N
PROCLAIMING
NOVEMBER, 2011, AS "PANCREATIC CANCER AWARENESS MONTH"
IN THE STATE OF
Introduced By: Senators E O`Neill, Pinga, Ottiano, Bates, and DiPalma
Date Introduced: November 17, 2011
WHEREAS, During the month of November, volunteers from organizations
across the
country will be holding various events to amplify awareness
about the urgent need to augment
research on finding early detection methods, effective
treatment options, and, ultimately, a cure
for pancreatic cancer: and
WHEREAS, Difficult to
detect and treat and the fourth leading cause of cancer in the
the family and friends left behind; and
WHEREAS, There have been
no significant improvements in survival rates in the last 40
years, and with only a 6 percent five-year survival rate in
the
pancreatic cancer is desperately grim; and
WHEREAS, An increase in public awareness and research on this
intolerably deadly
disease is urgently needed; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED,
That this Senate of the State of
hereby proclaims the month of November, 2011, to be
“Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month” in
the State of
RESOLVED,
That this Senate urges the citizens of the state to
support awareness and
research on this disease and join volunteers from across the
state at the 2nd Annual Purple Light
Vigil to be held at the
Rhode Island State House on November 20th of 2011; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is
authorized and directed to
transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
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