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| Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
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City Of Englewood Office of the Mayor
Proclamation
WHEREAS, in the year 2004, the month of September has been declared National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month; and
WHEREAS,
across
the Nation prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed nonskin cancer
in men; and WHEREAS, it is known that about one third of prostate cancer occurs in men under the age of 65 during their prime work years, and at any age prostate cancer devastates families through loss of income, partnership, and support; and
WHEREAS, African American families are disproportionately affected due to African American men having the highest prostate cancer incidence in the world and being twice as likely to die of the disease than other American men; and
WHEREAS, research suggests that men could reduce their risk of prostate cancer mortality if they followed recommended prostate cancer screening guidelines, including examination by a health care provider and increased awareness and use of early detection practices.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Michael J. Wildes, Mayor of the City of Englewood, do hereby proclaim September 2004 as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and do urge all men in the City of Englewood to become aware of their own risks of prostate cancer.
MAYOR
Paid for by Friends of Michael J. Wildes, Claudia Colbert, Treasurer |
