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This resolution calls on Governor Kathy Hochul to officially proclaim November 2025 as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in New York State, highlighting the critical need for increased public understanding of this devastating disease. The resolution provides context about pancreatic cancer's severity, noting it is currently the third-leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States and is expected to become the second leading cause, with an extremely low survival rate where 74 percent of patients die within the first year of diagnosis and only seven percent survive more than five years. The document emphasizes that pancreatic cancer research is severely underfunded compared to other cancers with similar mortality rates, and that the disease disproportionately affects certain populations, including people of Eastern European Jewish and African-American descent. Additional risk factors include smoking, obesity, recent-onset diabetes, family history, and pancreatitis. By requesting this proclamation, the resolution aims to urge New York citizens to educate themselves about pancreatic cancer, support research funding, develop early detection methods, explore effective treatments, and promote prevention programs. The resolution will be formally transmitted to Governor Hochul after passage.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/J126