PROCLAMATION

PROSTATE CANCER AWARNESS 

WHEREAS, prostate cancer is the most common cancer to affect Canadian men; and 

WHEREAS, 1 in 8 Canadian men will be diagnosed with the disease in his lifetime; and 

WHEREAS, an estimated 24,000 Canadian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year; and 

WHEREAS, the survival rate for prostate cancer can be over 90% when detected early; and 

WHEREAS, those with a family history of the disease, or those of African or Caribbean descent, are at a greater risk of developing prostate cancer; and 

WHEREAS, Prostate Cancer Canada recommends that men get a PSA test in their 40s to establish their baseline; 

THEREFORE, I, Acting Mayor, Shaun Henry, of the Town of Kindersley do hereby proclaim September 2016 as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada.