Presidential Document2021-28312
50th Anniversary of the National Cancer Act of 1971
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December 28, 2021
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December 22, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 28, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28312]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 86 , No. 246 / Tuesday, December 28, 2021 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10325 of December 22, 2021
50th Anniversary of the National Cancer Act of
1971
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Half a century ago, on December 23, 1971, policymakers,
researchers, cancer survivors, and advocates gathered
at the White House for the signing of the bipartisan
National Cancer Act--a landmark law that has helped
transform cancer research and offered hope to millions
in the years since.
For my family, and for most families, the fight against
cancer is personal. As every family facing cancer does,
we learned as much as we could about the illness our
son Beau fought, from his diagnosis to the very end.
Along the way, we came to understand just how quickly
cancer-fighting science, medicine, and technology is
progressing--saving more and more lives each year. It
is thanks in no small part to the National Cancer Act
of 1971 that so much of this progress has been
possible.
Fifty years ago, cancer screening and detection were in
their infancy, treatment options were limited, and
researchers worked largely in the dark. The National
Cancer Act helped launch programs that form the
backbone of today's cancer research enterprise by
bolstering the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the
National Institutes of Health; establishing NCI-
designated Cancer Centers; creating national networks
to conduct clinical trials; and building systems to
collect, share, and advance cancer data and research.
After decades of investment and innovation--and because
of the limitless ingenuity of the world's finest
nurses, physicians, and researchers--today we have a
much more sophisticated understanding of how best to
fight cancer. Thanks to new treatments and insights
that could not have been imagined in generations past,
the overall cancer death rate in the United States has
declined steadily since the early 1990s, with more
dramatic declines in the past few years.
Cancer touches so many families across the country. It
is up to all of us to continue making progress fighting
cancer and ensuring that every American has access to
the quality care they need. In 2016, President Obama
asked me to lead the Cancer Moonshot Initiative to end
cancer as we know it, and Jill and I committed to this
as one of the causes of our lives. Now, as President
and First Lady, we remain committed to that mission.
Today, we are more hopeful than ever about America's
chances to bring an end to cancer as we know it.
To help us get there, I have asked the Congress to
launch the Advanced Research Projects Agency for
Health--or ARPA-H--which will invest billions of
dollars to speed breakthroughs in preventing,
detecting, and treating cancer and other deadly
diseases. My American Rescue Plan has also expanded
access to affordable health insurance coverage,
ensuring that more Americans are able to receive cancer
screenings and get the treatment they need without
worrying about costs. My Administration will continue
to build on the Affordable Care Act, so that all
Americans--particularly Americans of color, Indigenous
Americans, rural Americans, and others who have been
historically underserved--have access to quality,
affordable health care.
As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the National
Cancer Act, I call upon all Americans to reaffirm our
national commitment to accelerate
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cancer research and deliver hope to more families
facing a cancer diagnosis. Working together, building
on the decades of progress we have made, we can and
will end cancer as we know it.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim December 23,
2021, as the 50th Anniversary of the National Cancer
Act of 1971. I encourage citizens, government agencies,
private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and other
interested groups to redouble our pursuit of more
effective and equitable access to prevention,
diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship care for
everyone affected by cancer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-second day of December, in the year of our Lord
two thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
sixth.
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