Presidential Document2022-07267
National Cancer Control Month, 2022
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April 5, 2022
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March 31, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 19583-19584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07267]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 65 / Tuesday, April 5, 2022 /
Presidential Documents
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Proclamation 10358 of March 31, 2022
National Cancer Control Month, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Since the Congress passed the landmark National Cancer
Act in 1971, our Nation has made tremendous strides in
preventing, detecting, and treating cancer. But nearly
all families--including my own and that of the Vice
President's--still know the pain a cancer diagnosis
brings. Despite our Nation's progress over the last 50
years, cancer in its many forms is still the second
leading cause of death in the United States, with more
than 600,000 deaths and nearly 1.9 million new cancer
diagnoses each year. A cancer diagnosis remains a
crushing blow to those diagnosed, as well as their
loved ones. In the name of all those we have lost and
for all those still fighting, I believe we can end
cancer as we know it.
During National Cancer Control Month, we renew our
commitments to improve cancer prevention, promote early
detection, enhance treatment, and support the needs of
cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers. We
recognize that while the fight against cancer is often
personal, the desire to make cancer more preventable,
detectable, and treatable is one that has the potential
to unite us as a Nation, inspiring us to stand together
and work together.
In 2016, as Vice President, I led the Cancer Moonshot
to accelerate our progress against cancer and take
advantage of 21st century science and technology--an
effort that has catalyzed change across the cancer
community. As President, I have reignited the Cancer
Moonshot and set ambitious new goals to reduce the
death rate from cancer by 50 percent over the next 25
years and to improve the experience of people and their
families living with and surviving cancer. We are
creating the Advanced Research Projects Agency for
Health (ARPA-H), with the singular purpose of
expediting breakthroughs in the prevention, detection,
and treatment of cancer and other deadly diseases.
As part of a recommitment to the Cancer Moonshot, the
First Lady and I announced a call to action on cancer
screening and early detection. Our goal is to drive
progress on potentially life-saving screenings that so
many Americans have missed as a result of the pandemic
and to help ensure that everyone in the United States
benefits equitably from the technology we have to
detect, diagnose, and treat cancer. We urge every
American to get back on track with their recommended
screenings, and we implore the public and private
sectors to increase access to early detection for
individuals and communities. To learn more about which
cancer screenings are appropriate for you, talk to your
healthcare provider, visit <a href="http://cdc.gov/cancerscreening">cdc.gov/cancerscreening</a> or
<a href="http://cancer.gov/screeningtests">cancer.gov/screeningtests</a>, or call 1-800-4-CANCER.
We also encourage Americans to take the proven steps to
lower their risk for many forms of cancer. Experts
agree that reducing tobacco use, eating healthily,
engaging in regular physical activity and exercise,
limiting alcohol consumption, and reducing exposure to
the sun when it is at its peak can help reduce the risk
of a cancer diagnosis. Given that cigarette smoking is
responsible for 30 percent of all cancer deaths,
helping people quit smoking and limiting exposure to
secondhand smoke can save lives. Resources are
available at <a href="http://SmokeFree.gov">SmokeFree.gov</a>, by calling 1-800-QUIT-NOW,
or by texting QUITNOW to 333888.
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Access to health coverage is critical to the fight
against cancer, and we were proud to expand access to
quality, affordable coverage through the American
Rescue Plan. Most health insurance plans are required
to cover recommended cancer screenings with no out-of-
pocket costs. But for millions of Americans, the care
they need is not within reach. That is why I am
committed to reducing prescription drug costs and
health insurance premiums for millions of Americans and
closing the Medicaid coverage gap in States that refuse
to expand Medicaid. This would allow millions more of
our fellow Americans to access cancer screenings and
tobacco cessation services.
We also thank the doctors, nurses, researchers,
caregivers, and advocates who are dedicated to finding
treatments and cures and reducing the pain and burden
of cancer. Our Nation's health care workers continued
to provide care and support to cancer patients and
their loved ones, even as a global pandemic made their
jobs more difficult and demanding, and our Nation is
forever grateful.
During Cancer Control Month, we reaffirm our national
commitment to meet the scourge of cancer with urgency
and with all the tools and talent we can bring to bear.
For survivors and caregivers who carry the physical and
mental scars of cancer treatment and recovery, for
those who we have lost, and for those who we can save--
let us end cancer as we know it.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, do hereby proclaim April
2022 as National Cancer Control Month. I encourage
citizens, government agencies, private businesses,
nonprofit organizations, and other interested groups to
join in activities that will increase awareness of what
Americans can do to prevent, detect, treat, and control
cancer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
sixth.
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