Whereas, According to the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 1,200 deaths and 7,800 new cases of prostate cancer in Michigan in the year 2003; and,

Whereas, Throughout the United States, the number of deaths from prostate cancer has more than doubled over the past 30 years; and,

Whereas, Research suggests that men can reduce their risk of prostate cancer mortality if they follow recommended prostate cancer screening guidelines; and,

Whereas, Increased awareness and use of early detection practices by men is essential to controlling prostate cancer; and now therefore be it,

Resolved, That I, Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of the State of Michigan, do hereby proclaim September, 2003, as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.