MONROE - In addition to November being declared Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, Thursday has been designated "World Pancreatic Cancer Day." In honor of the event, the City of Monroe has prepared a proclamation to this effect.
Mayor Louis Armstrong recently presented the Proclamation for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month plaque to Suzann Holland, Monroe Public Library director. The plaque will be on display at the library.
According to a news release, an estimated 53,070 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year and 41,780 will die from the disease. Pancreatic cancer has surpassed breast cancer and has become the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States. It is expected to become the second leading cause of cancer death by 2020.
Pancreatic cancer is the only major cancer with a five-year survival rate of only 8 percent, the release said. Seventy-one percent of pancreatic cancer patients will die within the first year of diagnosis. In Wisconsin alone, more than 840 deaths will result from the cancer.Information on this disease or how to donate to pancreatic cancer research is available by contacting Jo Hawthorn, local volunteer for the PanCan Affiliation in Green County, at hawthorn@tds.net. Hawthorn recently hosted a Walk for Awareness Memory event, honoring those who have died from the disease.
Mayor Louis Armstrong recently presented the Proclamation for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month plaque to Suzann Holland, Monroe Public Library director. The plaque will be on display at the library.
According to a news release, an estimated 53,070 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year and 41,780 will die from the disease. Pancreatic cancer has surpassed breast cancer and has become the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States. It is expected to become the second leading cause of cancer death by 2020.
Pancreatic cancer is the only major cancer with a five-year survival rate of only 8 percent, the release said. Seventy-one percent of pancreatic cancer patients will die within the first year of diagnosis. In Wisconsin alone, more than 840 deaths will result from the cancer.Information on this disease or how to donate to pancreatic cancer research is available by contacting Jo Hawthorn, local volunteer for the PanCan Affiliation in Green County, at hawthorn@tds.net. Hawthorn recently hosted a Walk for Awareness Memory event, honoring those who have died from the disease.
