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IN RECOGNITION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2004/457
OVARIAN CANCER.
AWARENESS MONTH
IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
WHEREAS, ovarian cancer will claim an estimated 16,500 lives this year and is the fourth leading
cause of cancer death among wottaer In the "Tined States, accounting for more deaths than all
other cancers of the female reproductive system 06mbinedi1and
WHEREAS, ovarian can er'is the,most deadly gyn ,ologieai cancer bq, there is no early
screening method and it is usually diagnosed in its late stages vvhen it is mare difficult to treat;
and
WHEREAS; if diagnosed and treated before the cancer has spread outside-the.ovary,,1:the five-year
survival rale is,95 percent. However;only 25 patent ofQr a%' canpers are to at this early
stage; and
WHEREAS, the risks and symptoms of ovariah cancer are not well 1 �b Elie publ and this
knowledgetska 4ycrrran's best defense against thcdisease,
WHEREAS, the Sar Francisco Bay Area Division of the National`Clvali ARC anceir coalition is
dedicated to dispelliiig' yths'and misunderstanding aboutgthis discse end is actively engaged
in of prts to-save women's lives by ralsing a�tr nass o o . riat> ca c er an timoting
education regarding its risks arzd symptom artd
WHEREAS, it"is Appropriate far all Contra Costa i✓ouoty citizens to�ltsref�out ovarian cancer
and to recognize the efforts of the San Franci jiixa I} visiari:tif the National Ovarian
Cancer CoAtiior as it promotes Ovarian Cancer AWArdridss'Mota-iii the county and
throughout the Bay Area.:
NOW THEREFORE, the Contra Ccisti Cqtlnt Baaxd of Supervisors proclaims the month of
September 2004, as OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH in Contra Costa County.
PASSED by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors members present this 14th day of
September 2004.
FEDERAL D.GLOVER
Chair
District V Supervisor
AJOHNG101A AYLE .- L MA
ior District II Supervisor
MILLIE GREENBERGMARK D6 AULNIER
District III Supervisor District IV Supervisor
=* t i hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken
* and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date
* shown:
ATTESTED: September 14,2444
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�r JOHN SWEETEN,Clelk of the Board of Supervisors and County
" �',- Administrator,- f
BY_ f `�`�_..t._! i _. Deputy
Introduced by Supervisor Greenberg