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Proclamation
"Fanconi Anemia Awareness Day"

May 16, 2004

WHEREAS: Fanconi anemia (FA) is a potentially fatal, inherited disease found in all ethnic groups, which leads to bone marrow failure, cancers and is often associated with congenital anomalies; and
WHEREAS: there is no cure for FA and the only effective treatment for its haematological symptoms is an extremely risky bone marrow transplant; and
WHEREAS: research into FA has not only enabled many children to survive into adulthood, but has increased our understanding of DNA repair, leukemia and other cancers and birth defects; and
WHEREAS: the Canadian Fanconi Anemia Research Fund provides support to affected families and funds advanced medical research in finding a cure for FA, including at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
NOW,
THEREFORE: I, Mayor David Miller, on behalf of Toronto City Council, do hereby proclaim May 16, 2004 as "Fanconi Anemia Awareness Day" in the City of Toronto. I commend the hard work and commitment of the Canadian Fanconi Anemia Research Fund Foundation, and encourage all residents to support this very worthy cause.

[Signed Mayor David Miller]

  
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