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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Ambridge, PA) According to a release from Liane Leshne from the House Democratic Communications Office, State Representative Rob Matzie and his resolution to help people become more aware of pancreatic cancer was accepted by the Pennsylvania House this week. Leshne states that Matzie and his plan will declare “National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month” for November of 2024, also known as  Matzie cited information from the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network that displays that more than fifty thousand people will be expected to die from this form of cancer as well as over sixty-four thousand expected cases this year in the United States. Matzie also asserts a list of symptoms in which one can spot pancreatic cancer, which include dark urine and stool changes; back or abdominal pain; weight loss and poor appetite; nausea and vomiting; and pancreatitis and recent-onset diabetes.