Franklin county names November as Pancreatic cancer awareness month

Franklin County Commissioners have adopted a Resolution recognizing November as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

The resolution was approved to draw attention to pancreatic cancer which is currently the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States.

The commission took the action at the request of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, a national organization advocating for dedicated federal research to advance early diagnostics, better treatments and increase chances of survival.

Pancreatic cancer will kill an estimated 40 thousand people in the US this year, including nearly 2800 Floridians.

More than 45,000 people are diagnosed with the disease each year; 73% of whom die within one year of diagnosis, and 94% die within 5 years.

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