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CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS WEEK PROCLAMATION <br />NOVEMBER 2ND - 8TH, 2014 <br />WHEREAS: <br />WHEREAS: <br />WHEREAS: <br />WHEREAS: <br />Childhood cancer is the leading cause of death by disease among U.S. <br />children between infancy and age 15. This tragic disease is detected in <br />more than 15,000 of our country's young people each and every year; <br />and <br />One in five of our nation's children loses his or her battle with cancer. <br />Many infants, children and teens will suffer from long -term effects of <br />comprehensive treatment, including secondary cancers; and <br />Critical research has led to real progress in the fight against pediatric <br />cancer. Improvements in treatment and increased participation in clinical <br />trials have helped decrease mortality rates for many types of childhood <br />cancer by more than 50 percent over the past 30 years. These gains <br />remind us of the importance of supporting scientific advances and give us <br />hope for a future free from cancer in all its forms. <br />The determination and bravery with which these children fight their battles <br />against cancer should be recognized and commended by all; and; <br />WHEREAS: It is vital that those affected by childhood cancer have the encouragement <br />of loved ones, our community, researchers, health care providers and <br />advocates who support them as progress is made toward a tomorrow <br />where all children are able to pursue their full measure of happiness <br />without the burden of cancer. <br />NOW, THEREFORE I, Robert P. Muckle as Mayor of the City of Louisville do hereby proclaim <br />the week of November 2nd through November 8th, 2014 as CHILDHOOD CANCER <br />AWARENESS WEEK and encourage all citizens to honor childhood cancer patients, survivors, <br />their families and caregivers and those young people who have lost their lives to this <br />devastating disease. <br />DATED this <br />Signed <br />of November 2014 <br />LuY <br />Robert P. Muckle <br />Attest: <br />t <br />Nancy Varra, City Clerk <br />