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MI HR0344

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

11/10/2010

Primary Sponsor

Lesia Liss

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Origin

House of Representatives

95th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Declares November 2010 as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in Michigan
  • Notes that an estimated 43,140 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the United States in 2010, with 36,800 deaths expected
  • Highlights that pancreatic cancer is the fourth-leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., with 75 percent of patients dying within the first year of diagnosis and 94 percent within five years
  • Points out that pancreatic cancer research receives only 2 percent of National Cancer Institute federal research funding despite its high mortality rate
  • Supports the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and endorses the federal Pancreatic Cancer Research & Education Act (S. 3320/H.R. 745)

Legislative Description

A resolution to declare November 2010 as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

Last Action

Adopted

11/10/2010

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