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DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
CALIFORNIA
DATE:
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November 7, 2023
Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
Linda Smith, City Manager
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation
Prepared by: Marissa Clevenger, Administrative Technician
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider the Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month proclamation.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the proclamation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month has grown into a global movement that seeks to improve
early detection, support patients and their families, and advance research to find more effective
treatments for this challenging disease.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
None.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
The City Council Agenda was posted.
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation
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Attachment I
A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA
"Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month"
WHEREAS, in 2023 an estimated 64,05o Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the U.S., and more than 50,550
will die from the disease; and
WHEREAS, pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers, and is the least understood. It is currently the
third leading cause of cancer -related death in the United States after lung and colon cancers and is expected to become the second
by 2030; and
WHEREAS, for all stages of pancreatic cancer combined, the five-year relative survival rate is only 12%. For the small
percentage (15%) of people diagnosed with local disease, the five-year survival rate is 44%; and
WHEREAS, symptoms for pancreatic cancer may include weight loss, abdominal discomfort, back pain, development of type 2
diabetes and some tumors, and jaundice; and
WHEREAS, on World Pancreatic Cancer Day, November 16, 2023, communities and organizations around the world recognize
pancreatic cancer and seek to improve early detection, support patients and their families, and advance research to find more
effective treatments for this challenging disease.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin hereby proclaims November 2023 as
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in Dublin and encourages citizens to increase their awareness about pancreatic cancer and
the research into early detection, causes, and effective treatments.
DATED: November 7, 2023
Mayor Melissa Hernan ez
Vice Mayor Michael McCorriston
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Councilmeynber Kashef Qaadri
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