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Lung Cancer Awareness Month
WHEREAS, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among men and women in the
United States, accounting for more deaths than colon cancer, breast cancer, and prostate
cancer combined; and
WHEREAS, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 7,564
new lung cancer cases and 4,504 deaths because of lung cancer between 2015 and 2019 in
King and Snohomish Counties; and
WHEREAS, funding for lung cancer research trails far behind funding for research of many
other cancers, and additional research is needed in early diagnosis, screening, and treatment
for lung cancer as well as in lung cancer affecting women and lung cancer health disparities;
and
WHEREAS, women diagnosed with lung cancer are more likely to be younger and non or
never-smokers; and
WHEREAS, lung cancer incidence and mortality rates in women are rising relative to men,
and more women die from lung cancer than breast cancer every year; and
WHEREAS, organizations working in the Bothell community, such as the American Lung
Cancer Screening Initiative and Women’s Lung Cancer Forum, are committed to educating
about lung cancer and lung cancer screening, and are working to increase lung cancer
screening rates in Washington.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Mayor Thompson, do hereby proclaim the month of November 2022 as
“Lung Cancer Awareness Month” in the City of Bothell, recognizing the need for research on
lung cancer affecting women and lung cancer health disparities, and encouraging our
community to learn about lung cancer and early detection through lung cancer screening.
Signed this 15st day of November, 2022.
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Mason Thompson, Mayor
Mason Thompson (Nov 15, 2022 14:37 PST)
Mason Thompson