[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 186 (Wednesday, November 20, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H9065]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      WORLD PANCREATIC CANCER DAY

  (Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Mr. Speaker, November 21 is recognized as 
World Pancreatic Cancer Day, a time to raise awareness and inspire 
action in the fight against this devastating diagnosis which touches 
too many families.
  It is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, 
with a 5-year survival rate of just 9 percent. More than 1,000 new 
cases are diagnosed around the world every day, and it is estimated 
that pancreatic cancer will be responsible for 3,000 deaths in New York 
State this year alone.
  The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and its western New York 
affiliate have made it their goal to double pancreatic cancer survival. 
As co-chair of the House Cancer Caucus, I am proud to advocate for 
robust funding for cancer research to put goals like this within reach.
  Recently, researchers at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center 
announced promising findings on treatments aimed at overcoming 
pancreatic cancer's resistance to treatment, but continued funding on 
projects like this is critical to saving lives.
  The need to increase pancreatic cancer survival rates is urgent, and 
it must be America's goal.

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