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Home My WebLink About09 26 12 Childhood Cancer Awareness WeekArmondoPavoneMayorWfiereas,eachyearmorethan15,780childrenfrombirthto19yearsoldintheUnitedStatesarediagnosedwithcancer,withover400,00childrenandadolescentsdiagnosedglobally;and‘14”ftereas,approximatelyonein285childrenintheUnitedStateswillbediagnosedwithcancerbeforetheirtwentiethbirthdaywiththisnumberincreasingeachyear;andW’ftereas,althoughthefive-yearsurvivalrateforchildhoodcancershasreached84percent,nearly1,500Americanchildrenundertheageofnineteenstilldieeachyearfromcancer,makingittheleadingkillerofchildrenbydisease;andWñereas,twothirdsthatdosurvivewillfaceatleastonechronichealthconditionlaterinlifeincluding,butnotlimitedto,heart,liver,andlungdamage;infertility;secondarycancers;andgrowthdeficits;and‘T4%iereas,thecausesofchildhoodcancerarelargelyunknown,andmorestudiesareneededtounderstandwhichtreatmentsworkbestforchildrenasthosetreatmentsoftenmustdifferfromtraditionaladulttreatmentstoaccountforchildren’sdevelopmentalneedsandotherfactors;and‘T4”ftereas,manynon-profits,suchastheAmericanCancerFundforChildrenandKidsCancerConnection,arededicatedtoprovidingavarietyofvitalservicestochildrenundergoingcancertreatmentatSeattleChildren’sHospitalandMaryBridgeChildren’sHospital,therebyenhancingthequalityoflifeforthesechildrenandtheirfamilies;.Y’1ow,tfierefore,I,ArmondoPavone,MayoroftheCityofRenton,doherebyproclaimSeptember25-October1,-2022tobeCIii(d7iooiCancer1warenessWeek,intheCityofRenton,andIencourageallcitizenstojoinmeinthisspecialobservance.InwitnesswfiereofIhavehereuntosetmyhandandcausedthesealoftheCityofRentontobeaffixedthis26thdayofSeptember2022.Armondof6f’fu,-M1#orCityofRnto,WashingtonntonCityHall,7thFloor1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057.rentonwa.gProctamation