Whereas, The exact cause of kidney cancer is unknown; and,

Whereas, The American Cancer Society estimates there were 38,890 new cases of kidney cancer in the United States in 2005; and,

Whereas, Other than surgery, the most commonly used treatments for kidney cancer are immunotherapy, radiation, and chemotherapy; and

Whereas, Breakthroughs in research over the last year have given hope to patients who previously had few treatment options; and now therefore be it,

Resolved, That I, Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of the State of Michigan, hereby proclaim March 2008, Kidney Cancer Awareness Month in Michigan.