CITY OF FRESNO
The Fresno City Council
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
WHEREAS: According to the Centers for Disease Control, there were 1,903 new lung cancer cases and 1,317 deaths because of lung cancer between 2015 and 2019 in Fresno County; and WHEREAS: In the City of Fresno in 2022, lung cancer accounted for more deaths than colon cancer, breast cancer, and prostate cancer combined; and
WHEREAS: Screening for lung cancer for high-risk individuals using low-dose computed tomography can lead to the earlier detection of lung cancer and save lives, reducing mortality by 20% when compared to screening by chest x-ray in the National Lung Screening Trial and reducing the risk of deaths at ten years by 24% in men and 33% in women as demonstrated by another sizeable, randomized trial; and
WHEREAS: Women diagnosed with lung cancer are more likely to be younger and never-smokers, and lung cancer incidence and mortality rates in women are rising relative to men. More women die from lung cancer than breast cancer every year, and by 2034, it is expected that more women will die from lung cancer than men; and
WHEREAS: Organizations like the American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative and Women's Lung Cancer Forum are committed to educating communities in the City of Fresno about lung cancer and screenings. They work to increase lung cancer screenings rates in Fresno, California, and ensure that men and women are educated about their health; and WHEREAS: The City of Fresno recognizes the need for research on lung cancer affecting women and health disparities. It encourages all citizens to learn about lung cancer and early detection through lung cancer screening. To keep communities safe throughout the City of Fresno, in October 2021, the Fresno City Council passed a city ordinance prohibiting smoking in multi-unit residences.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that Nelson Esparza, the Fresno City Council, and the Mayor do hereby proclaim, the month of November 2022 as:
“ Lung Cancer Awareness Month ”
in the City of Fresno,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands
and affixed the Seal of The City of Fresno, California, this the day 3rd of November 2022