HomeMy WebLinkAbout8/8/2019 - 2019 Childhood Cancer Awareness Month - ProclamationsOFFICE OF THE MAYOR
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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, each year in the United States more than 15,000 children
from birth to 19 years old were diagnosed with cancer, equal to about
42 childhood cancer diagnoses each day; and
WHEREAS, each year worldwide, there are more than 300,000 new
childhood cancer diagnoses, equal to about every 3 minutes a family
will hear the words `Your child has cancer'; and
WHEREAS, although the five-year survival rate for childhood cancers
has reached 80 percent, nearly 2,000 American children under the age
of nineteen still die each year from cancer, making it the leading killer
of children by disease; and
WHEREAS, those that do survive will face at least one chronic health
condition later in life — not limited, but including — heart, liver, lung
damage, infertility, secondary cancers and growth deficits; and
WHEREAS, the causes of childhood cancer are largely unknown, and
more studies are needed to understand which treatments work best
for children; and
WHEREAS, cancer treatment for children often must differ from
traditional adult treatments to take into account children's
developmental needs and other factors; and
WHEREAS, children including Layla Beckstrand are among the
hundreds of children being treated for cancer in Washington State;
and
WHEREAS, Washington is a caring state and community that
supports children and families;
Now, therefor, I, Steven C. Lacy, hereby proclaim September 2019 as
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
ayor
City of East Wenatchee