What's happening
This resolution urges Governor Hochul to proclaim November 2025 as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in New York.
Why it matters
Pancreatic cancer is particularly deadly and under-recognized, with survival rates remaining extremely low and little improvement over decades—this resolution highlights the urgency for greater public and governmental attention.
The disease disproportionately affects certain populations (such as people of Eastern European Jewish and African-American descent) and has increasing incidence and death rates, signaling widening health disparities and a growing public health challenge.
Research into pancreatic cancer is severely underfunded compared to other cancers with similar mortality, so greater awareness could translate into more advocacy and potentially increased funding for research and early detection.
Raising awareness as urged by this resolution may encourage more citizens to learn about risk factors (like smoking, obesity, and family history), which could promote earlier detection and possibly improve outcomes for those at risk.
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Declare Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
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Sponsors
28 Multi-sponsors
- Joe Angelino
- Karl Brabenec
- Keith Brown
- Marianne Buttenschon
- Patrick J. Carroll
- William Conrad
- Brian Cunningham
- Jeffrey Dinowitz
- Michael J. Fitzpatrick
- Jodi Giglio
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
- Judy Griffin
- Alicia Hyndman
- Billy Jones
- Paula Kay
- Micah Lasher
- Dana Levenberg
- Donna Lupardo
- Brian Maher
- John T. McDonald III
- Karen McMahon
- Nader Sayegh
- Tommy Schiavoni
- Rebecca Seawright
- MaryJane Shimsky
- Jo Anne Simon
- Matthew Slater
- Robert Smullen
History
- Adopted
- Referred to calendar
Full text
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Assembly Resolution No. 572 BY: M. of A. Rosenthal MEMORIALIZING Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim November 2025, as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in the State of New York WHEREAS, The State of New York takes great pride in participating in months designated to raise awareness of important issues; and WHEREAS, November 2025 will be observed as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month to create awareness of pancreatic cancer, the third-leading cause of cancer-related death among men and women in the United States, and is anticipated to become the second leading cause by
2030; and WHEREAS, Pancreatic cancer has the lowest relative survival rate of all the cancers tracked by both the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute; and WHEREAS, 74 percent of pancreatic cancer patients die within the first year of… Show allHide
2030; and WHEREAS, Pancreatic cancer has the lowest relative survival rate of all the cancers tracked by both the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute; and WHEREAS, 74 percent of pancreatic cancer patients die within the first year of their diagnosis and only seven percent survive more than five years; and WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society expects 67,440 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2025, and 51,980 people will die from the disease in the United States; furthermore, the American Cancer Society estimates that over 2,980 New Yorkers will die from this disease this year; and WHEREAS, There has been no significant improvement in survival rates in over 40 years and pancreatic cancer research is still in the earliest scientific stages; and WHEREAS, The number of new pancreatic cancer cases and the number of deaths caused by the disease are increasing; the expected number of new pancreatic cancer cases is projected to increase by 55% between the years 2010 and 2030; and WHEREAS, When symptoms of pancreatic cancer generally present themselves, it is often too late for an optimistic prognosis, and the average survival rate is only five to seven months; and WHEREAS, People of Eastern European Jewish and African-American descent are diagnosed at a higher frequency than the rest of the population; and WHEREAS, Additional risk factors include but are not limited to: smoking, obesity, recent on-set diabetes, family history of pancreatic cancer and pancreatitis; and WHEREAS, Pancreatic cancer research is currently severely underfunded as compared to other cancers with similar mortality; it is urgent that we focus on this matter; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim November 2025, as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in the State of New York, and to urge its citizens to educate themselves about pancreatic cancer and the need for research funding, early detection methods, effective treatments, and prevention programs; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of New York.
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