PRO 2016-12 TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
PROCLAMATION NO. 2016-12
A PROCLAMATION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, SUPPORTING THE PANCREATIC CANCER
ACTION NETWORK IN PROCLAIMING NOVEMBER 17, 2016 AS
WORLD PANCREATIC CANCER DAY IN TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS in 2016, an estimated 53,070 people in the United States will be
diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancers, and 41 ,780 will die
from the disease; and
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; and
WHEREAS pancreatic cancer is the only major cancer with a five-year relative
survival rate in the single digits at just eight percent; and
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; and
WHEREAS approximately 2,650 deaths will occur in Texas in 2016; and
WHEREAS pancreatic cancer is the seventh most common cause of cancer-
related death in men and women across the world; and
WHEREAS there will be an estimated 418,451 new pancreatic cancer cases
diagnosed worldwide in 2020; and
WHEREAS the good health and well-being of the residents of the Town of
Trophy Club are enhanced as a direct result of increased awareness about pancreatic
cancer and research into early detection, causes and effective treatments.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR C. NICK SANDERS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH
THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, DO HEREBY
PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 17, 2016 AS:
WORLD PANCREATIC CANCER DAY
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas,
this 8th day of November 2016.
Los Holly Fimb er s, Town Secreta . A � C. Nick Sanders, Mayor
Town of Trophy Club, Texas//o 11, C Town of Trophy Club, Texas
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