H.C.R. No. 36 Summary

• Declares November 2013 as "Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month" in Ohio

• Identifies pancreatic cancer as the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States with only a 6% five-year survival rate

• Notes that approximately 45,000 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2013, with over 38,000 deaths, and approximately 1,600 Ohioans will die from the disease

• Recognizes that pancreatic cancer is projected to become the second leading cause of cancer death by 2020 and that 73% of patients die within one year of diagnosis

• Directs the House Clerk to transmit copies of the resolution to Ohio news media