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September 2023
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
WHEREAS, ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths of
women in the United States, and;
WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society estimates that in 2023 over
19,710 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer and
approximately 13,270 will perish from the disease, and;
WHEREAS, in the United States, a woman's lifetime risk of being diagnosed
with ovarian cancer is about 1 in 78, and;
WHEREAS, the five-year survival rate for ovarian cancer is 50 percent and
survival rates vary greatly depending on the stage of diagnosis,
and;
WHEREAS, there is not currently an effective diagnostic tool for screening
and early detection does not exist, and;
NOW,THEREFORE, 1, Walter "Chip" Wilson, Mayor of the City of Apache
Junction,Arizona, do hereby proclaim the month of September as
OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
Signed and attested to this day of 1 C,44e ,, &4- , 2023.
Walter"Chip" Wilson
Mayor
ATTEST:
fifer Pen
City Clerk